Experts assessed the consequences of the revision of the recycling

An increase in recycling rates will lead to higher prices for cars, this has already been proven by the experience of August 2023, October 2024 and January 2025, Maxim Kadakov, editor-in-chief of Za Rulem magazine, told Izvestia.

Representatives of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Russia (UAR) have contacted the Ministry of Industry and Trade with an initiative suggesting that when determining the amount of this fee, not only the engine volume but also its power should be taken into account. The initiative is "a long-term effort to clear the way for new domestic car models," Kadakov said.

"The appearance of the revived Volga brand cars, which will be equipped with turbo engines, has already been announced next year. AvtoVAZ will also have models with turbocharged engines <...> In order for these projects to be in demand, it is quite logical to introduce additional restrictions on the import of foreign competing cars. That is why the additional engine power factor, as follows from the letter of the UAR, apparently, will be breaded to spread both to importers of "physicists" and to legal entities. This is a kind of "grassroots initiative," the auto expert shared.

Igor Morzharetto, partner of the Autostat analytical agency, stressed that the Russian car market is very weak now, it has barely begun to show minimal prerequisites for growth. In the current situation, any attempts to change the recycling "can be fatal for the car market and finally bring it down," he said.

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"Everything will become more expensive": what can lead to a change in the calculation of recycling