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Moscow International Automotive Forum 2025: Catalyst for Positive Change in the Automotive Industry

Strategic Insights

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The Moscow International Automotive Forum (IMAF) 2025 was held as part of the International Exhibition of spare parts and automotive components MIMS Automobility Moscow 2025, bringing together government, business, science, and the expert community to discuss current challenges facing market participants and strategies for the automotive industry's development. The forum emphasized the need for government support measures for automotive suppliers and automakers and showcased regional policy as a catalyst for localization in the industry. Speakers from various sectors, including car manufacturers and dealers, discussed measures to support breakthrough ideas and the challenges of import substitution.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Moscow International Automotive Forum (IMAF) 2025 aimed to become a catalyst for positive change, uniting government, business, science, and the expert community.
  • The forum discussed current challenges facing market participants, strategies, and development prospects for the automotive industry, including necessary government support measures for automotive suppliers and automakers.
  • The speakers emphasized the importance of regional policy as a catalyst for localization in the automotive industry.
  • The plenary session, "Developing Technological Leadership in the Automotive Industry," highlighted measures to support breakthrough ideas and discussed regional policy's role in localization.
  • Experts in the analytical session discussed factors influencing the Russian automobile market, including counterfeiting and the fight against it, and presented a sales forecast for the coming years.
  • The session "Automotive Components: From Critical Decisions to Successful Cases" covered the challenges of import substitution, ensuring the stability of supplies for localized production, and localization of critical auto components.
  • The results of the interactive voting showed that 41% supported accelerated localization of critical components, while 59% believe that imports will remain in niche segments.
  • Russia has the resources to become a technological leader in the production of all auto components.
  • Financial instruments were discussed in the special session as a means to support the industry, including a new automated leasing and factoring scheme for dealers.

Statistics:

  • 41% of the participants supported accelerated localization of critical components.
  • 59% believed that imports will remain in niche segments.
  • The International Exhibition of spare parts and automotive components MIMS Automobility Moscow 2025 was the setting for the IMAF 2025.
  • The forum included an analytical session, a plenary discussion, sessions on the automotive component market, and financial solutions for manufacturers and dealers.
  • Expert estimates for the Russian automobile market were presented.

Sources:

  • Association of European Businesses
  • ITEMF Expo
  • MIMS Automobility Moscow 2025
  • Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Science of the Lipetsk Region
  • Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation
  • EVOLUTE
  • Sollers
  • JSC Eberspacher Climate Systems Rus
  • MGC GROUP (former Joyson Safety Group)
  • Association of Russian Automobile Dealers (ROAD)
  • Autostat
  • National Agency for Industrial Information (NAPI)
  • Strategy of Business
  • TKM International Consulting
  • Kept

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