The German concern Volkswagen is taking measures against the possible gray export of its cars to Russia from China. About this with reference to the representative of the brand writes the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
Volkswagen cars made in China should not be exported to Russia, a company representative told the publication, but this ban can be circumvented by exporting to the gray market. According to the source Handelsblatt in corporate circles, Russia and China have close economic ties, including in the automotive market, and there are “established trade routes”, especially for used cars, which are now also used to supply new cars. Vedomosti.
Volkswagen’s Chinese office operates “relatively autonomous” from the German one, and the head office’s limited influence facilitates such exports. Geography also helps. According to representatives of the brand’s office in Beijing, the company maintains a black list of dealers who may participate in gray schemes, and cars will not be supplied to them. The VW Group noted that although gray exports cannot be ruled out, there is no evidence of a large scale of such supplies.
