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Oh, America moans and groans and protests when Vladimir Putin exercizes far-reaching authority in Russia. True, Russia isn't a big fan of American fighter jets escorting planes away from Alaska and back toward Russia. Admittedly, there have been some tension-filled issues between the two powers over the last 10; 20.... OK, 50 years.Â
- Ford Sollers Starts Building Facelifted Focus In Russia
Ford Sollers, Ford’s joint venture in Russia, has begun production of the facelifted Focus at the modernized Vsevolozhsk plant near St Petersburg, Russia. Read more »...
- Toyota To Add Second Shift At Its St. Petersburg Plant As Russian Sales Rise
Toyota will add a second shift at its vehicle production facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting from this September and for this reason, it has hired 600 new workers, which bring the total headcount to 1,750 employees. The Japanese company began...
- Nissan To Build Murano Suv In Russia From 2011
Nissan has announced plans to build the Murano SUV at its St Petersburg factory in Russia. The start of production is planned for the beginning of 2011 and these models are for the Russian market only and not for export. Since the start of sales in Russia...
- Nissan To Begin Production Of X-trail And Teana Sedan In Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a production...
- The Mother Of All Potholes In Russia Takes Down Three Cars And A Truck
If we tried really hard we could probably come up with something smart to say about this larger-than-life pothole in Moscow, Russia, that gulped down three passenger cars and a large truck, but we just had to repeat a side-splitting reader comment that...
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THE RUSSIAN CAMRY
Oh, America moans and groans and protests when Vladimir Putin exercizes far-reaching authority in Russia. True, Russia isn't a big fan of American fighter jets escorting planes away from Alaska and back toward Russia. Admittedly, there have been some tension-filled issues between the two powers over the last 10; 20.... OK, 50 years. But a new Russia is emerging. A Russia with McDonald's, soaring wealth, vast oil production, and Toyota Camry manufacturing?
This is starting to sound like middle America. Hey, after all, what's more American than a Big Mac spilling its contents on the cloth seats of an '01 Camry? Â
Russians pay for their Camry privileges. The advent of St. Petersburg Toyota production will bring prices down 9% but the Russian Camry will still sticker around the equivalent of $33,000 USD. The northwestern Russian plant won't build more than 20,000 Camrys at first. As in America, expect heady acceleration toward 200,000 per annum.
- Ford Sollers Starts Building Facelifted Focus In Russia
Ford Sollers, Ford’s joint venture in Russia, has begun production of the facelifted Focus at the modernized Vsevolozhsk plant near St Petersburg, Russia. Read more »...
- Toyota To Add Second Shift At Its St. Petersburg Plant As Russian Sales Rise
Toyota will add a second shift at its vehicle production facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting from this September and for this reason, it has hired 600 new workers, which bring the total headcount to 1,750 employees. The Japanese company began...
- Nissan To Build Murano Suv In Russia From 2011
Nissan has announced plans to build the Murano SUV at its St Petersburg factory in Russia. The start of production is planned for the beginning of 2011 and these models are for the Russian market only and not for export. Since the start of sales in Russia...
- Nissan To Begin Production Of X-trail And Teana Sedan In Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a production...
- The Mother Of All Potholes In Russia Takes Down Three Cars And A Truck
If we tried really hard we could probably come up with something smart to say about this larger-than-life pothole in Moscow, Russia, that gulped down three passenger cars and a large truck, but we just had to repeat a side-splitting reader comment that...