ITAR-TASS – Nissan has increased its production by 90% in Russia during the first half of 2014, with 42,400 vehicles. The production has partly been made at the manufacturer’s factory based in St. Petersburg and partly at AvtoVAZ. The brand has sold 82,300 automobiles in Russia during the first half of the year (+29%).
St. Petersburg Nissan factory currently manufactures Teana, X-Trail, Murano and Pathfinder models. The company also plans to start manufacturing Qashqai this year.
AvtoVAZ, on the other hand, has been manufacturing Almera Sedan model automobiles for Nissan, since the end of 2012. IzhAvto will also start the production of a Nissan model, from Autumn onwards.
Finally, Nissan Terrano is being manufactured at Renault Russia’s Moscow factory (formerly: Avtoframos), since the beginning of this year.
