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Hyundai Begins Producing Cars at its New Russian Plant
Hyundai is continuing its ambitious plan to further increase global sales with the start of production at its first factory in Russia located at Saint Petersburg. The company’s sixth newest overseas assembly plant will make the Solaris, a subcompact sedan we will come to know as the new Accent. Read more »
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Hyundai's 1 Millionth Car Built At Its Russian Plant Is A Solaris
Russia’s second best-selling car, the Hyundai Solaris, is the one millionth car produced at the automaker’s plant in Saint-Petersburg. Read more »...
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New Hyundai Solaris: Russian-built Accent Is Ready For The Ice Cold
What was shown as the Concept RB at Moscow's International Motor Show has become the Hyundai Solaris, a re-nosed Accent [Verna in South Korea] for our Cold War counterparts. Starting in January, the Solaris will be Hyundai's first model to be...
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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...
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Ford Closing Down Russian Plant For A Month
The so-called "global economic crisis" has struck again, this time in Russia as Ford announced on Monday that it would halt production at its plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg, for almost a month, from December 24 until January 21. Under normal...
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Ford Invests $75 Million To Prepare Michigan Truck Plant For Small Cars
With SUV and large truck sales constantly declining, Ford Motor Company has no other option than to shift its focus to passenger cars. As part of the company's plan to boost North American small-car production, the American automaker announced today...
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