In the first quarter of this year, Russia's auto output saw an increase of 52.6 percent year on year to 218,057 units, according to ASM Holding, which monitors the country's auto industry.
Accordingly, in Q1 2010, Russia's passenger car output went up by 56.1 percent to 190,045 units, its truck output increased by 36.4 percent to 21,885 units, while its bus output rose by 21.2 percent to 6,220 units, all compared to the same period last year.
In January-March this year, Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ increased its output by 49.6 percent year on year to 79,119 cars, Avtotor raised its output by 2.6 times to 20,573 cars, Kamaz increased its production by 16.7 percent year on year to 5,711 trucks, Volkswagen's Russian unit increased its output by 1.9 times year on year to 23,891 cars, the Russian unit of Ford Motor Company increased its output by 1.2 times year on year to 15,300 cars, while Avtoframos, the joint venture of Renault and the local Moscow government, raised its production by 1.5 times to 18,802 cars.