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indicate the company's commitment to meeting consumer demand and maintaining a steady supply of Lada cars.
Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ plans to launch production of new models of the Lada car with Chinese partners on its premises in Tolyatti and Izhevsk in 2024, according to a presentation demonstrated on June 2.
Supplies of electric motorcycle to start in 2024 the NAMI project director said during SPIEF. Deliveries of Aurus Merlon electric motorcycles can start in 2024 for government agencies and individuals, Motorcycle Project Director of NAMI Evgeny Torzhenov told TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Aurus Merlon electric motorcycles are scheduled to be produced as not more than 300 motorcycles annually, including the starting year of 2024,
9.2.3 Aviation corporate news
Aeroflot airline in May 2023 increased passenger traffic by 55.2% y/y to 2mn passengers, the company said on June 9. At the same time, Aeroflot Group increased traffic by 35.9% in May to 3.7mn passengers. "The total volume of traffic amounted to 3.7mn passengers, a 35.9% increase over the same period in 2022, including 3mn passengers who used domestic routes, an 18.4% increase over 2022. Aeroflot airline’s passenger volume surged by 55.2% compared to the same time in 2022, reaching 2mn passengers, including 1.4mn people using domestic flights," the statement said. At the same time, Aeroflot group boosted traffic by 23.5% to 16.5mn passengers in January-May.
9.2.4 Construction & Real estate corporate news 9.2.5 Retail corporate news
Carlsberg Group has found a new investor for Russian brewery Baltika,
and Baltika will continue to operate in the previous regime until the deal is closed, the brewery said in a statement on Friday. “Until the deal is closed, Baltika will continue its operations and commercial activity in the present regime, and will meet all the obligations to its partners and social guarantees for the employees,” the statement read. The deal is yet to be approved by Russia’s regulatory bodies, the company also said.
The assets of US coffee shop chain Starbucks in Russia were sold for about RUB500mn ($6mn), restaurat and co-owner of Stars Coffee (the
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