Globally, the automotive industry is seen as a trailblazer in themanufacturing industry and in the field of supply chain management.The scientific basis for studies of supply chains is transaction costtheory (TCE), and mainstream research on the topic has concentratedon the Western automotive industry—here, the most common operatingmodel is close collaboration with a supply network via relationshipsbased on trust. This study concentrates on the Russian automotive in-dustry and the financial aspects of its supply chain.