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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...
cars. Today, when the primary investment stage is over, the main task is to set up integral production clusters comprising both auto part and car manufacturers. It is not enough to be able to assemble a Volkswagen out of ready-made imported parts; a real automotive industry will appear in this country only when we learn to make headlights and gearboxes for that very Volkswagen. So far this task is not solved.Foreign companies working in Russia have assumed the obligation to reduce the list of imported parts in foreign models by a third within 4.5 years after the start of car assembly. However today they can hardly find replacements for imports. Suppliers of modern and quality auto parts are just starting to appear in Russia, often with foreign assistance. They find it inexpedient to build a plant that will produce only 100,000 auto parts a year. Probably, when Russia starts assembling as many as one million cars a year, the situation will improve.