In 2015 Andersson was nominated for "Person of the year 2015" by Russian business newspaper Vedomosti for achievements in transferring "a giant governmentally owned enterprise" into a regular plant producing decent cars.
År 2015 nominerades Andersson till ”Person of the Year” of den Ryska tidningen Vedomosti för att han hade "Transformed a giant governmentally owned enterprise into a regular plant producing decent cars.”