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Renault will transfer AvtoVAZ stake to Russian science institute, Russia says

Renault Moscow plant
Renault builds three models based on the Dacia Duster platform at its Moscow plant. (BLOOMBERG)
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April 26, 2022 09:33 PM

Renault  will transfer its 68 percent stake in Russia's biggest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, to an auto research institute for one symbolic rouble, Russia said on Wednesday, the latest example of local institutions snapping up bargains as Western companies flee.

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