TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. mentioned on Thursday it has suspended car exports to Russia given logistics challenges associated to the conflict in Ukraine.
The Japanese automaker, which bought 53,000 automobiles in Russia final 12 months, expects “additional challenges” to result in native manufacturing stoppages and disruptions, a spokesperson mentioned in emailed feedback to Reuters.
In the meantime, Russia’s greatest carmaker, Avtovaz, will cease its Togliatti and Izhevsk vegetation on Saturday and from March 9 to 11 because it grapples with a disaster in provides of digital parts, the corporate mentioned on Thursday.
Avtovaz, managed by Nissan’s alliance accomplice Renault, had paused some strains for a day this month.