Hino is carrying out negotiations with the administration of Moscow region for truck production
RNS – “Hino, the department of Toyota for truck production, has approached us” – said the deputy chairman of the Moscow region government and the minister of investments and innovations of Moscow region Denis Butsaev. “We are having talks with the company concerning truck production. We expect that the production will take place in our region” – said the minister.
Butsaev also talked about plans to create a large test centre at Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI: “Together with the federal government and the biggest R&D institution of Russia: NAMI, we are currently in the planning process of the creation of a large test centre, which will carry out certifications and R&D programmes for automobiles in the whole of Russia. We are prepared to make a joint investment of €100 million, in order to turn this operation into a basis for all similar enterprises in the country. Any car requiring certification for the Russian market will have to go through our centre”.
Moscow region plans to attract the key manufacturers to its territory, in order to establish an automotive cluster and develop all aspects of the related industry, said Butsaev.
A Mercedes-Benz car factory is currently being built in Moscow region. The operations will commence in the plant in the beginning of 2019.
