Following the example of many Western countries, Russia has launched a program offering owners of old cars 50,000 rubles ($1,680) each for their vehicles" disposal in a bid to support Russia"s ailing car industry, a leading business daily reported on Tuesday.
An emergencies ministry plane carrying a Russian rescue team to quake-hit Haiti took off from an airfield near Moscow on Thursday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will announce on Thursday the establishment of a joint venture between Russian automaker Sollers and Italy"s car giant Fiat, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday.