Russian car production has had to sacrifice safety due to sanctions in 'a very symbolic step backwards' for the country's global standing, experts say.
“This is a very retrograde step,” said David Ward, executive president of Global New Car Assessment Programme, a group aimed at developing car safety standards worldwide. He said it was “very sad” and"ironic" that Russia had rolled back safety features, especially as the country serves as the vice-chair of the United Nations' World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.
It’s a hard-nosed political calculus by the Kremlin, said Jeffrey Edmonds, who served as the director for Russia on the National Security Council in the Obama administration. Avtovaz was owned by Renault until May when it returned the ownership to the Russian government in protest against the Ukraine invasion. The French carmaker could not be reached for comment.Konstantin Zavrazhin / Getty Images file
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