Russia Aims for 80% Domestic Cars by 2035
Russian automakers produce over 50 passenger car models under 20 brands, with plans to increase domestic vehicle share to 80% by 2035 and boost annual production to 2.8 million units. The government has invested around 100 billion rubles in restarting factories left by foreign companies.
Consensus
- Dmitry Manturov, First Vice-Prime Minister of Russia, announced plans for the Russian auto industry at a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
- The government aims to increase the share of domestically produced vehicles on the Russian market to 80% by 2036.
- Russia plans to produce around 2.8 million vehicles annually by 2035.
- Approximately 100 billion rubles have been invested in restarting factories previously operated by foreign automakers.
- The Russian auto industry currently produces over 50 passenger car models across 20 brands.
- The government's strategy includes increasing the share of electric and hybrid vehicles to 25% in the passenger car segment by 2035.
- The current market is dominated by foreign brands, with about 70% of vehicles being imported.
- The Vostok Economic Forum 2026 took place in Vladivostok from September 1 to 4.
- The Russian auto industry is expected to continue developing through localization of components and production.
Points of divergence
- The market for new passenger and light commercial vehicles in Russia will remain at the level of the previous year in 2026–2027, totaling 1.4–1.45 million units. — kommersant
- New car sales in Russia increased by 7% year-on-year from January to August 2026. — tg_tass_agency
- The increase in domestic vehicle production is hindered by challenges in microelectronics and other critical components. — vm
- The government's goal of 80% domestic vehicles by 2035 is not yet achievable, and the timeline is uncertain. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Sales of European car brands in Russia rose nearly 90% in the first seven months of 2026. — fontanka
- The current share of foreign cars in Russia is nearly 70%. — tg_moscash
Coverage (17 sources)
- Manтуров: Russian factories produce more than 50 car models — Вести
- Russian car market gradually reviving, sales rising. This was stated in an interview with TASS as part of VEF-2026 by the first vice-premier of Russia... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian car market gradually reviving, sales rising. This was stated in an interview with TASS as part of VEXPO-2026 by the first vice-premier... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- AvtoVAZ ruled out growth of the market for new passenger cars in Russia in 2027 — Коммерсантъ
- Expert Haiseer assessed opportunities for increasing auto production in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- 80% of cars in the country will be Russian. Calmly, not yet soon! — Говорит НеМосква
- Manтуров: The share of domestic vehicles in Russia will reach 80 percent by 2035 — Вечерняя Москва
- Gasoline and diesel vehicle park in Russia will reach up to 1.3 million vehicles by 2035 — Вести
- 80% of new cars in Russia will be domestic — Denis Manturov — Московский кэш
- Manтуров: by 2035, a quarter of the automotive industry in Russia will be occupied by hybrids and electric vehicles — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, plans to raise the share of electric cars and hybrids on the car market to 25% by 2035 — Дождь (Telegram)
- Manturov stated that the share of Russian vehicles on the market should reach 80% — Фонтанка
- Manтуров: by 2035, a quarter of the Russian car market will be occupied by electric cars and hybrids — Ведомости
- Manturov named the size of investments in restarting auto plants left by foreigners — Коммерсантъ
- Share of domestic vehicles in the new car market will be 80% by 2035, Manturov declared. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Manтуров: RF plans to produce 2.8 million vehicles annually by 2035 — Вести
- Updated strategy of the Russian automotive industry envisages production of 2.8 million units of transport per year by 2035 — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Denis Manturov
- TASS
- Mikhail Mishustin
- Moscow
- Yan Haicair
- AvtoVAZ
- INTERFAX.RU
- The Authorities
- National Automotive Union
- World Economic Forum
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