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RUSSIA: VICE PREMIER NEMTSOV CALLS FOR FOREIGN AUTO INVESTMENT

(27 Aug 1997) Russian/Eng/Nat One of Yeltsin's top advisors and proponent of buy-Russia policies has called for foreign car makers to invest in Russia. First Vice-premier Boris Nemtsov made his remarks on Wednesday at the Moscow Autoshow. Earlier this year Nemtsov championed Russia's car laws which will eventually prohibit government officials from driving foreign made cars. Russia's first vice-premier strolled past fifty foreign model cars at Moscow's International Autoshow on Wednesday. Although Nemtsov hopes to see more Russian made cars on Moscow's streets, he knows the dream is far from becoming a reality. While the average Russian can't afford a Mercedes or Audi, most Russians would rather drive a foreign made car than get behind the wheel of a Volga or a Moskvich. Nemtsov told reporters that foreign made cars are far superior in quality than anything Russia can produce. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "It's our dream that Russian cars will one day have the same quality as foreign cars. But we also need to have foreign car makers here not only as sellers but also as co-investors." SUPER CAPTION: Boris Nemtsov, First vice-premier And foreign car makers are flowing into Russia for their share of the growing market as more and more people choose to drive foreign cars. The carshow also exhibited the latest models in Russian cars, but the Japanese made Toyota Corolla came away with top prize for best car. And after receiving the award from Nemtsov, Toyota Corolla's chief was positive about the Russian car industry's future. SOUNDBITE: (English) "There are many intelligent people and many good industries in Russia, so once they can focus on designing a new car, you can do it." SUPER CAPTION: Manabu Morisaka, Toyota Corolla Chief Engineer But competition from abroad has nearly bankrupted Russian car-makers -- and staying afloat in their own country will only get harder. Earlier this year the Russian government decided to sell off its fleet of foreign cars earlier this year in a bid to encourage domestic car production. Boris Nemtsov's initiative to force Russian officials to drive homemade cars began with an auction in June. But the auction sparked controversy because locally produced cars were far inferior to foreign imports, and it now seems - at least for the moment - that Nemtsov himself is in agreement. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...