The past 30 years have been difficult for Russia. One economic crisis has followed another. But the global economic crisis of 2008 wrecked the world. There wasn’t a single country that was unaffected. And it wasn’t just governments that bore the brunt. 

Dmitry Lemishev worked in the Russian automotive industry for nearly 20 years, in the past, the Russian import car market has been Europe and the United States and South Korea and other countries dominated the occupation of the car business. 

After the economic crisis, some European and American enterprises stalled in Russia's development, and even a few out of the Russian market.

But with the close relationship between China and Russia, the Chinese company Foton has always maintained its position in the Russian market and opened up a new prospect. After careful consideration, Dmitry returned to Moscow and chose this Chinese enterprise.

Dmitri, “The economic crisis has changed our lifestyle. For example, I used to go traveling at least twice a year. Now we can travel only once a year. Before, we often went to restaurants, but now we have dinner at home as we’re trying not to spend so much money. I submitted my CV online to apply for a job. I already had a job, working for the Korean company KIA. I was just wondering what opportunities existed on the market in conditions of crisis.”

“So I posted my CV. As a result, someone at FOTON contacted me, the corporation where I`m working now. He asked me about my job, my personality, my achievements and if I speak English. I introduced myself, and they told me there was a job vacancy at their company.”