RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota factories, established in St. Petersburg, have manufactured 140,600 automobiles during the January-May period of 2017, which is equivalent to a 37% year-on-year rise.
Car production amounted to 29 thousand units in May 2017, indicating a 26% increase in comparison with the same period of the previous year.
The share of St. Petersburg in Russian car production has reached 26.7% during the aforementioned period (up from last year’s 23.7%)
7 models manufactured in the city are amongst the top-25 most popular cars in Russia, according to January-April figures: KIA Rio (market number-one), Hyundai Solaris, Hyundai Creta (most popular SUV), Toyota RAV4, Toyota Camry, Nissan Qashqai and Nissan X-Trail.
9 models have been manufactured in St. Petersburg car factories in May 2017 – Nissan Qashqai, Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Camry, Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Solaris, Hyundai Creta and Kia Rio.
