Russia’s largest truckmaker #KamAZ is increasingly relying on state defense orders, with nearly half of its output last year apparently going to non-commercial customers, according to company data and vehicle registration statistics.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/16/russias-kamaz-sees-nearly-half-of-output-shift-to-defense-orders-a91966

#Ukraine #Russia

Russia’s largest truck maker #KamAZ reported a sharp downturn in 2025: net losses surged 11-fold to $400+ million, sales turned deeply unprofitable, revenue slipped slightly, and interest costs jumped, hitting overall financial performance.

https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/06/ubitok-kamaza-vzletel-v11-raz-a186656

#Ukraine #Russia

"Score one for the good guys!"🫡

From https://t.me/Pravda_Gerashchenko

🦉 A bit more brilliant work by our scouts: a #KAMAZ with servicemen of the #47th_Missile_Brigade of the #Russian_Federation was blown up in #Kuban

On the morning of December 26, around 07:40, an explosion occurred at the entrance to the dislocation site of the #47th_Missile_Brigade of the #8th Army of the Southern Military District of the #Russian_Federation in the city of #Korenovsk, #Krasnodar_Krai.

"#russian terrorists doing what #russian terrorists do!"🤮🤮🤮

From https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

"[#Russians] targeted farmers who were harvesting crops. They hit cars, #KAMAZ trucks."

The #Russian army is deliberately attacking civilians and cars in #Kherson with drones. Every day, #Ukrainian Defenders record hundreds of #Russian drones flying towards the city.

#Lada #KamAz. There is a phenomenon in Russia known as the 'monogorod' where entire towns were purpose-built to serve a single factory under quango, owning everything from hospitals to hockey teams.

Tolyatti home to AvtoVAZ Lada is a classic example. When the factory dies the town dies.

So for Naberezhnye Chelny this is terrible news:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-sign-russian-economy-woes-121926066.html

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Zelensky sets 1,000-daily interceptor drones goal amid surging Russian attacks — [vlog/video] Russia sanctions work: How to Bankrupt Russia –Ukrainian drones attack Russian chemical plant in Stavropol Krai — Germany sending Ukraine 8th IRIS-T air defense system; here’s what they can do … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/saturday-july-26-2025/

Latest sign of Russian #economy woes

#Russia’s largest truck manufacturer, #Kamaz, to reduce working week to 4 days starting Aug. 1 due to dramatic collapse in domestic heavy vehicle market, the company announced on July 25.

Kamaz cited a nearly 60% year-on-year drop in demand for commercial trucks with payloads over 14 tons as the key reason behind the move.

https://kyivindependent.com/unpopular-but-necessary-russias-kamaz-cuts-working-week-amid-truck-market-collapse/

#sanctions #RussianEconomy #RussianImperialism #StandWithUkraine #RussianSanctions