OREANDA-NEWS. According to Rosstat, the production of trucks in January-March was 23,000 units, it is less by 23.3% than a year ago. Last month, the Russian assembly lines produced 12.1 thousand trucks – it is less by 12.1% than a year before.

It should be noted that due to the decline in demand for commercial vehicles in Russia St. Petersburg plant in March stopped the MAN truck production until mid-May. Meanwhile, the Nizny Novgorod Automobile Plant began the production of the city and utility modifications of medium-duty trucks “GAZon Next ".

Production of buses in Russia for three months of 2015 fell by 16.5% to 6.6 thousand units. At the same time in March bus plants produced about 3.4 thousand vehicles – it is less by 7.6% than a year before.