The cost of using a car in Russia is getting more and more expensive

Gas prices are skyrocketing, the trade embargo is making auto parts scarce, in many cases car owners have to pay double every time they take their car to the garage for repair. The cost of using a car in Russia is getting more and more expensive.

Mr. Heitseer’s garage announced price increases continuously in recent days. Almost all imported components are in short supply.

Mr. Jan Heitseer – Vice President of the National Automobile Association, Russia: “Price has doubled, especially for original spare parts that have no other alternative.”

Trade embargo is making auto parts scarce

The sharp increase in component prices is because manufacturers from the US, Europe and Australia have stopped exporting components to Russia due to the influence of Western sanctions. To save costs, some guests have considered replacing non-genuine or refurbished parts. However, Russian authorities have banned the use of accessories of poor origin and poor quality to limit the risk of increasing the number of traffic accidents.

Mr. Jan Heitseer said: “You won’t know if a new component is working properly. For example, a radiator looks great, but inside is damaged. Only a professional can tell.” .

3 out of 10 Russians own a car

According to Mr. Igor Yurgens – President of the All-Russian Insurance Association: “In this situation, we expect a lot from the markets of China, India, Brazil, Turkey and other countries. The government is in talks. negotiations to increase imports from these countries”.

Statistics show that 3 out of 10 Russians own a car. The difficult situation has made many people consider limiting car use and increasing public transport. The Russian economy is forecast to be on track to contract by more than 10% this year due to the deepening effects of sanctions, which will be the sharpest contraction of the Russian economy since 1994.

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