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Thousands of Parallel-Imported Cars in Russia Found on Interpol’s Stolen List
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If it turns out that the car is in the Interpol database, it will not be registered in the Russian Federation
The thousands of different cars that were imported into Russia using parallel imports are in the Interpol database. Russians who bought cars in local salons find on registration that their car is under international surveillance as stolen. The Moscow Times writes about this. Russian experts say that the de facto sale of stolen cars has been in existence for about 30 years, but it peaked at the time of "parallel imports." The substance of the "du…
Thousands of Parallel-Imported Cars in Russia Found on Interpol’s Stolen List
Thousands of foreign-made cars brought into Russia under parallel import schemes have ended up flagged as stolen in Interpol’s international database, according to an investigation by Autonews on July 3. Many Russian buyers are only discovering the issue when they visit the Ministry of Internal Affairs to register their vehicles. “This problem has been around for decades, but it’s escalated with the rise of parallel imports,” says automotive exp…
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