Buying a Car in Russia in 2026 Is INSANE

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Description: Russia's car industry has collapsed — and it's not coming back. An industry that once employed 600,000 people and sold 1.67 million cars a year is now reduced to putting Chinese stickers on Chinese cars and calling them Russian. Production dropped 97% in a single month. 700,000 vehicles sit unsold in warehouses. And workers who once built BMWs are now planting potatoes.

In this video, we analyze Russia's catastrophic automotive collapse:
THE AMBER DISASTER: Russia unveiled an electric car prototype so ugly international media compared it to the Fiat Multipla. It was supposed to replace BMWs. It was never built.

THE GREAT EXODUS: Renault sold for 1 ruble. Nissan for 1 euro. Hyundai for $97. Every Western automaker abandoned Russia — taking $800+ million in investments and decades of expertise with them.

THE REBADGING SCANDAL: The "new" Moskvich had Chinese JAC stickers still on the parts. The "new" Lada is a 2018 Chinese SUV. Even Putin's presidential limo uses $16 million in foreign parts — and one exploded on a Moscow street.

THE CHINESE INVASION: Chinese brands went from 9% to 62% of the market in three years. But their cars rust in two years, freeze in winter, and lose 50% of their value in twelve months. Russians call them "coffins on wheels."

THE PRICE CRISIS: Car prices doubled. Loan rates hit 25-40%. The "recycling fee" adds up to 85% to import costs. A $30,000 car costs $55,500 by the time it reaches a Russian buyer.

THE HUMAN COST: AvtoVAZ workers' pay cut in half. Skilled assemblers sweeping floors. Factory workers given potato gardens instead of jobs. The only way out? Sign a military contract.
From Soviet automotive dreams to Chinese badge factory — witness how Putin's war destroyed an industry Russia never truly built.