In Russia almost stopped selling brand SsangYong cars. As reported by Reuters and confirmed by the press service of the Russian partner of the company, the company Sollers, supplies from abroad as complete vehicles and components for industrial Assembly stopped back in January and have not been renewed in February. The reasons for the Koreans traditional: from the catastrophic collapse of the ruble prices on SUVs has grown rapidly, and demand fell.
According to statistics from the Association of European businesses in Russia, in January-February 2015 sales of SsangYong in Russia fell by 61% compared to the previous year; in numerical terms, it is just 1294 car, and in February it sold for 300 cars less than in January. In SsangYong stated that it did not intend to resume supplies to Russia to stabilize the ruble, but instead will increase the presence on the markets of Europe and China. The solution Koreans will also lead to direct unemployment in the far East: as reported by the representative of Sollers Irina Korzinov, due to the lack of sets of production of cars in Vladivostok stopped.
Well, SsangYong only follows in the footsteps of other brands: recall, on the eve it became known about the closing of the GM plant in St. Petersburg, the withdrawal of the Russian market of the brand Opel and reduction of Chevrolet lineup to niche sports cars. The price of sanctions and thinner oil begins to impact all the stronger.