In particular, brands such as Toyota, Volkswagen, Lexus, Skoda, Audi, BMW, Acura, Honda and Volvo have already announced their non-participation in the event.

At the same time, some companies have not yet made a final decision: they have not confirmed their presence at the event scheduled for August, but have not refused it either. These include Ford, Ferrari, Chery, Isuzu, SsangYong, Porsche, Maserati and Subaru.

As Autonews.ru notes, such behavior of market participants may be explained by the low return on participation in MMAS 2016, as well as the cost of renting space, tied to the exchange rate of the European currency.