New autos on parade in Moscow

Visitors look at Ford cars on display at the Moscow International Automobile Salon Thursday.

Visitors to the Moscow International Automobile Salon check out the Ford Motor Co. display Thursday.

More than 1 million people are expected to visit the annual show, which opens to the public today. Last year, car sales in Russia grew by 40 percent to more than 2.6 million vehicles. General Motors is expected to spend $1 billion over five years to ramp up output in the country.