Vedomosti – MMS Rus chairman Naoya Takai has told Vedomosti newspaper that Mitsubishi will increase the localisation rate of the automobiles manufactured in Russia to 30% until the end of the year. Takai has not disclosed the current localisation rate, however stated that it was 17% in September 2014.
The chairman has added that the current Japanese partners, with whom they work in Thailand, Philippines and USA, will be the new suppliers for the company. The Japanese suppliers will come to Kaluga for production. St. Petersburg is also among the options.
