Irregularities were discovered at the German plant in Hanover, so up to 100 cars were supposed to reach Russia.
The Munich car manufacturer BMW has detected anomalies in connection with the export of cars to Russia. TASR informs about it based on the report of the DPA agency.
Internal control measures revealed the irregularities, the company said in a statement. Further sales of the vehicles were stopped. “In addition, the BMW Group has decided to lay off the employees who are primarily responsible for this,” the statement continued. The automaker thus confirmed a report from the Business Insider portal. According to this report, more than 100 vehicles have been delivered to Russian customers from the BMW plant in Hannover. .
As a result of the aggressive war against Ukraine, international trade with Russia is subject to various sanctions, including those imposed by the European Union. A strict embargo is imposed on the export of cars to Russian customers.
According to BMW, companies from various industries are experiencing their products being available for sale in Russia or being offered in Russia despite their own compliance with the sanctions. This is usually caused by so-called gray market imports. The BMW Group tries to prevent this type of import by means of various measures.
