Economy In the last 72 hours, young people buy less and less personal cars. Over five years, the share of car owners among Russians aged 18-25 dropped from 52% to 40%, Sberbank calculated. In Moscow the figure dropped from 49% to 43%, in St. Petersburg - from 50% to 44%. At the same time, in the country as a whole, the share of car owners remains at 53-55%. The damage from the riots in France may reach 1.2 billion euros. Financial Times.
During the protests, stores of Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Apple and other big brands were looted. At least 3,000 businesses were affected across the country Internet for Russians will become more expensive by another 10% without taking inflation into account due to the new plan of the Ministry of Digital Development to protect data centers from drones Lada car sales and AvtoVAZ production rates may drop by 20-25% by the end of 2026 due to the suspension of preferential car loan programs. This forecast was voiced by the representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Dmitry Klementiev. Budget 20 billion rubles. For preferred auto loans and 30 billion for leasing ended in September, no additional funds will be allocated for which General Motors plans to introduce visionless autonomous driving technology to pickup trucks, crossovers and SUVs after it debuts in the Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028, Fox Business reports. According to UBS bank estimates, the development of digital services could increase the carmaker's core revenues from $3.2 billion this year to $9.6 billion by 2036. EU countries have become the largest market for Russian sex toys. The largest part of the orders comes from Poland and Germany. Due to sanctions, the manufacturers are forced to hide the origin of the goods, pass off the artificial rubber as a Chinese or local product, and enter the European market through Turkey. Egypt reported successful results of drilling a gas well in the Mediterranean Sea.