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Skoda Begins Full Production of Fabia in Russia
The facelifted version of the Fabia supermini has become the second model in the Skoda range after the Octavia to enter full-cycle production at the VW Group's Kaluga plant in Russia, the automaker announced today. Full-cycle production includes welding and painting.
The Volkswagen Group opened the factory in Kaluga in November 2007, and its planned capacity is 150,000 cars a year.
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Vw Starts Building 1.6l Gasoline Engines At Its New Plant In Kaluga, Russia
Volkswagen has become the first foreign automaker to have its own engine production facility in Russia, as the German company inaugurated a new factory in Kaluga. Read more »...
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Vw Group Starts Building New Engine Plant In Russia, Operations To Commence In Early 2015
The VW Group is already the largest foreign investor in Russia. Since 2006, it has invested nearly €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) in facilities and new models and just last week, it announced the allocation of a further €840 million (US$1 billion)...
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Iaa 2011: Skoda Missionl Concept Previews New Compact Sedan [updated Gallery]
Czech car manufacturer and member of the VW Group, Skoda, is on a…mission at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to preview its upcoming compact sedan model with a close to production ready concept car named MissionL. The production model will be positioned...
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Vw Group Enters Production Deal With Russia’s Gaz
In its never-ending quest for global domination, the VW Group signed an agreement with the GAZ Group to assemble Volkswagen and Skoda models under contract at the Russian automaker’s in Nizhny Novgorod. The two companies had already concluded...
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Skoda Fabia Blueline Special Edition
Skoda has just released a special edition version of its Fabia supermini for the UK market. Called Blueline, the Czech supermini comes with a unique Pacific Blue paint combined with a white roof, 15-inch alloy wheels and a lower suspension. Interior features...
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