In January-September 2026, production of passenger cars in Russia increased by 16.2% year-on-year, to 598 thousand units, Izvestia writes, citing Rostat data. In September, production increased by 35.3% and amounted to 91.8 thousand cars. The production of trucks during the nine months reached 99.6 thousand units, showing an increase of 2.7%, while the production of internal combustion engines decreased by 12.8%, to 131 thousand units. At the same time, Solars announced plans to place production of eight automatic transmissions at the Tatarstan plant in the second half of 2027.