How Russia’s Luxury Car Market Prospers Despite Sanctions
We conducted a comprehensive investigation using advanced OSINT analytics, influence mapping, transport data analysis, and financial link tracing.
"We conducted a comprehensive investigation using advanced OSINT analytics, influence mapping, transport data analysis, and financial link tracing. Our goal was to demonstrate how premium vehicles bypassed sanctions restrictions — and who ultimately stood behind these schemes. This case is essential for anyone who wants to understand how sanctions evasion works in practice, how to identify similar risks in their own projects, and how such schemes can be uncovered. To fully assess the depth of our work and the capabilities of our team, download the full report ‘Banned Supercars: How Russia’s Luxury Car Market Operates Under Sanctions’ — or commission your own investigation with us."
Investigation scope
- VINs analyzed
- 350+
- layers of concealed ownership uncovered
- 5+
- in luxury vehicles moved through sanctions-evasion channels
- €64M
Media Coverage of the Investigation
The InsiderSanctioned luxury cars worth $75 million imported into Russia for oligarchs’ families and defense industry executives
TV RainRussia continues to import premium cars in defiance of sanctions.
The Moscow TimesA top executive at Russia's largest helicopter manufacturer bought a Bentley through a glue factory, circumventing sanctions.
15min (Latvia)Sanctioned Russian elite still drive Ferraris and Rolls-Royces: how do they do it?
Deutsche WelleWho's Behind the Deliveries of Lavish Cars?
Kauppalehti (Finland)Sanctioned cars are being smuggled into Russia using cunning means
Novaya Gazeta EuropeLuxury cars continue to be imported into Russia in defiance of sanctions.
Compliance Corylated (UK)Prestige auto marques traced to sanctioned Russians, PEPs despite export ban
Echo214 premium cars worth nearly six billion rubles were imported for oligarchs and officials in defiance of sanctions.
Rai News (Italy)Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Other Luxury Cars in Russia Evading Sanctions, The Investigation
Hot News (Romania)How a top executive at Russia's largest helicopter manufacturer managed to buy a Bentley Bentayga, bypassing sanctions
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