Russia mulls import ban on cars from the West
Moscow-based daily newspaper Vedomosti reported Monday that a ban on Western car imports cannot be ruled out, if the EU and the US decide to launch even more sanctions against Russia.
Vedomosti reported that such a ban had earlier been among a package of proposals put before President Vladimir Putin. He rejected the idea and ordered a ban on food imports instead, saying, however, that car import restrictions remained an option in the event that Western nations extended their sanctions on Russia.
The newspaper said the proposed ban would not affect foreign companies that produce cars for the Russian market in factories inside Russia. However, some high-end brands, including Daimler's Mercedes, are produced outside the country, and so would be subject to the ban.
"We're seriously concerned," said Jörg Schreiber, the chairman of the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European Businesses. "We hope Russia will think twice before taking any such measures, as they would hurt manufacturers."
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