
A slump in the Russian ruble and a state scheme to support local car sales slowed falls in vehicle sales in October to 10 percent year-on-year from 20 percent a month earlier, the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses said.

A slump in the Russian ruble and a state scheme to support local car sales slowed falls in vehicle sales in October to 10 percent year-on-year from 20 percent a month earlier, the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses said.

Russian car sales fell 8 percent in April as the weak ruble hit consumer demand, according to the Association of European Businesses (AEB) lobby group.