As @prune602.bsky.social pointed out: the russian state becomes more money for foreign cars than for homemade ones (tariffs). Naturally forcing everyone to buy a new car will bring some money, but it would be more if the cars were made abroad.
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The problem is the Ladas are unsuited for taxi cars, when one company tried to switch their fleet it turned out downtime for repairs was 30%, they couldn't find enough spare parts to buy and the cars broke down way too often for a brand new car. This will kill half the Russian taxi industry.
sep 16, 2025, 6:31 am • 13 0 • view
Maybe that is what they want to do. Less drivers more infantry.
sep 16, 2025, 9:11 am • 5 0 • view
I once asked a moscovite about Russian taxi drivers in Moscow and the answer was there are no Russian taxi drivers in Moscow. Implying all were from the Central Asian republics.
sep 16, 2025, 9:15 am • 6 0 • view
And they have been trying to get them to sign contracts from a long time. This is just an excuse.
sep 16, 2025, 9:22 am • 1 0 • view
Fewer taxis mean fewer cars in the line for gas. Clever. 😆 Invest in the Russian horse industry.
sep 16, 2025, 1:23 pm • 1 0 • view
Yakutian horses cost more than a used Lada 2107.
sep 16, 2025, 1:25 pm • 3 0 • view
But more reliable? Russian agriculture yields are tanking but maybe oats can compete with gas when the gas is no longer there.
sep 16, 2025, 1:44 pm • 0 0 • view
They're ok outside in the cold at minus 70 degrees.
sep 16, 2025, 1:49 pm • 2 0 • view
Better them than me.
sep 16, 2025, 2:24 pm • 0 0 • view