Yekaterinburg is Russia’s third largest buyer of Russian and foreign cars; it also hits second in terms of number of cars per 1,000 dwellers. There are 365,000 cars in Yekaterinburg at the moment, or 236 cars per 1,000 dwellers, reports the spokesperson for the city council.

129 garages, 124 car washes, and 62 service stations are now available in the city, and the number of car washes is expected to increase to 200 by 2008.