By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia’s automotive sector was the hardest hit of all industries by the start of the war. From producing around a million cars a year, output fell to a low of a total of only 3,000 cars in July of the first year of war, as the sector came to a screeching halt. While most of the leading European Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) had set up factories in Russia, they were careful to continue to import up to 60% of parts from their factories in Europe, making the sector particularly vulnerable to self-imposed sanctions that halted production in Russia. As bne IntelliNew…