NAMI FSUE Research Automobile and Motor Institute

The State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation FSUE NAMI was founded on October 16, 1918.

History

2024

Continued purchases of US TI processors

The agency Bloomberg mentioned the company among the buyers of American processors. Texas Instruments For details, see. Semiconductors (Russian market)

The state transferred "Fritex" to NAMI

In August 2024, it became known that the Yaroslavl Friction and Heat-Resistant Materials Plant (Fritex) will be transferred to the management of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Research Automobile and Motor Institute (FSUE NAMI). The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 22, 2024. Read more here

The state transferred NAMI "Ural Plant of Auto-Textile Products"

The state transferred to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI control over PJSC Ural Auto-Textile Products Plant (UralATI), located in the Sverdlovsk Region. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Russia on August 22, 2024. As part of this order, NAMI also received shares of the Friction and Heat-Resistant Materials Plant JSC (Fritex), located in Yaroslavl. Read more here

Getting Nissan's former factory into administration

AvtoVAZ, as Dmitry Kostromin, vice president for sales and marketing of the company, said in mid-February 2024, returned Avtozavod St. Petersburg to state ownership. Now this is an independent unit of the factory, he noted. Read more here.

Roslavl Brake Systems Plant to be handed over to NAMI

On January 19, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov, during his working trip to the Smolensk Region, announced his decision to transfer the Roslavl Brake Systems (RAAZ) company to the jurisdiction of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI, subordinate to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Read more here.

2023

Purchase of Toyota Boshoku LLC

On July 6, 2023, FSUE NAMI announced the purchase of Toyota Boshoku LLC, a Toyota plant in St. Petersburg, which was engaged in the production of car seats and interior parts for Japanese-made cars. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more here.

Purchase of Robert Bosch Samara LLC

On June 13, 2023, FSUE NAMI entered into a deal to acquire 100% of Robert Bosh Samara LLC, a plant located in the Samara Region. Previously, the company was engaged in the production of steering systems, ABS anti-lock system and ESP dynamic stabilization system. Read more here.

NAMI became the sole owner of AvtoVAZ

The state corporation Rostec left the shareholders of AvtoVAZ, transferring to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research Automobile and Motor Institute (NAMI), which is subordinate to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, a share of 32.3% in Lada Avto Holding is a joint venture controlled by AvtoVAZ. This became known in early May 2023. Read more here.

Sale of 99% Nissan Mänufekchuring Rus LLC for 1 Euro

AvtoVAZ JSC on February 7, 2023 announced the closure of the transaction on the acquisition of a stake in the authorized capital of Nissan Manufekchuring RUS LLC. The relevant documents were signed by the President of AvtoVAZ JSC Maxim Sokolov and the General Director of FSUE NAMI Fedor Nazarov. Earlier, the deal received approval from the Russian government. Read more here.

2022

Chief Technologist "KamAZ" Nazarov Fedor appointed General Director

On November 22, 2022, it was announced that it was appointed Fedor Nazarov the new general director of the subordinate To the Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia FSUE NAMI, which, among other things, is developing technologies for unmanned vehicles. Nazarov replaced Sergei Gaysin, who worked at FSUE NAMI since 2014. More. here

All Russian assets of Nissan, including the plant, are transferred to state ownership in the person of FSUE NAMI

In October 2022, it became known that all Russian assets of the Nissan automaker, including the plant, will go into state ownership in the person of FSUE NAMI. Under the terms of the sale, Nissan is entitled to make a reverse purchase of the company and business over the next six years.

Getting Renault's 67.69% stake in AvtoVAZ

Renault's Russian assets are becoming state ownership, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation said on May 16, 2022. The share in AvtoVAZ is FSUE NAMI (67.69% of the shares), the remaining shares of the carmaker will be retained by Rostec Group of Companies, the Renault Russia plant will be owned by the Moscow Government (100% of the shares).

Maintenance of Renault cars in the Russian Federation will now be carried out by AvtoVAZ.

The deal to nationalize Renault's assets implies the possibility of a repurchase of the stake by a foreign concern over the next six years.

Plan to obtain Renault's stake in Avtovaz with the possibility of a buyback within 6 years

In April 2022, Renault decided to transfer its 68% stake in Avtovaz to the Russian side with the possibility of its buyback within five to six years, most likely the NAMI institute will receive it, said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. According to him, we are not talking about nationalization, but it will be a deal "for the ruble."

He noted that Renault will transfer its stake in the Moscow enterprise to the Moscow government, other cars will be produced there. The decision was made against the background of Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

2014: Plan to allocate 3.6 billion rubles for the creation of the Cortege car

In February 2014, the government announced that it would allocate 3.6 billion rubles to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. To create a car for top officials of the state as part of the Cortege project. This money was planned to be distributed in 2014-2016. Officials chose Marusya Motors and FSUE^[1] developers ^[1] project.

1994-2003

In 1994, the Institute received the status of the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation, in 2003 the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology of Russia accredited the State Research Center of the Russian Federation FSUE NAMI as the Test Center for Automotive Products (ICAI) - a technical service with the right to conduct tests according to the UNECE Rules.

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