普京在有關發展汽車工業問題的會議上表示：“當然，我請求嚴格監控，國家權力機構、部門、國有企業，請你們注意，為工作所需購買汽車，無論如何不能是外國加長轎車。”
Russian Satellite News Agency, Moscow, April 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called on state authorities and state-owned enterprises to buy cars for work, rather than foreign extended cars.