The expert described the main difficulties in the pricing of the Russian automobile industry. Local assembly increases the cost of machines due to high technological and labor costs. At the same time, the recycling fee strengthened the position of the local producers in the market. This opinion was shared by Andrey Osipov on the radio station "Moscow Speaks". It is easier to assemble a car in a country where it is fully produced in tens or hundreds of thousands of copies. Moving to local assembly always increases the cost of the products, even though the Chinese partner provides them at a significant discount. The costs are high in terms of labor, the costs are high in terms of technology, because the car bodies using the SKD method [vehicle assembly technology in which large components and assemblies are provided for production and are ready for installation (engine, gearbox, suspension elements, etc.) - approx. GM] is yesterday. Few people do this now. Volga is not cheaper than its Geely counterparts, just as Moskovich is not cheaper than its Chinese counterparts. This is a question about fiscal policy. I don't think the recycling fee helped [to make cars cheaper -- sort of. GM]. This actually allows the competitive base to be narrowed and allows local manufacturers, who have certain advantages in supplying the same machine sets, to set prices that benefit them.

The expert described the main difficulties in the pricing of the Russian automobile industry. Local assembly increases the cost of machines due to high technological and labor costs. At the same time, the recycling fee strengthened the position of the local producers in the market. This opinion was shared by Andrey Osipov on the radio station "Moscow Speaks". It is easier to assemble a car in a country where it is fully produced in tens or hundreds of thousands of copies. Moving to local assembly always increases the cost of the products, even though the Chinese partner provides them at a significant discount. The costs are high in terms of labor, the costs are high in terms of technology, because the car bodies using the SKD method [vehicle assembly technology in which large components and assemblies are provided for production and are ready for installation (engine, gearbox, suspension elements, etc.) - approx. GM] is yesterday. Few people do this now. Volga is not cheaper than its Geely counterparts, just as Moskovich is not cheaper than its Chinese counterparts. This is a question about fiscal policy. I don't think the recycling fee helped [to make cars cheaper -- sort of. GM]. This actually allows the competitive base to be narrowed and allows local manufacturers, who have certain advantages in supplying the same machine sets, to set prices that benefit them.