Russian automaker GAZ has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Germany's Volkswagen, Reuters reported on Sunday.
The lawsuit, which is the third in a month by the same company, the details of which have not been released, was filed at the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Arbitration Court on Friday.
Earlier this year, GAZ filed two lawsuits against the German automaker and sought a total of about $545 million in losses and damages, saying VW's moves to exit the Russian market have put its interests at risk. her.
The Russian manufacturer initially convinced a court to freeze Volkswagen's assets in Russia pending legal proceedings, but the court then overturned the decision in April.
Volkswagen is preparing to sell its Russian assets, including the main plant in the city of Kaluga that has an annual production capacity of 225,000 vehicles, but no decision has been made and Russian government approval is pending.
