Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said that cars were sold at Mercedes and St. He said that it will be produced in Russian factories in St. Petersburg. TASS.
According to him, the agreement on the transfer of the assets of the German company Mercedes-Benz to the seller Avtodom is being prepared for consideration by the government foreign investment control commission.
“Mercedes is moving forward. I hope they find a solution in the near future together with the Russian investor. There is a high probability that it will be an automotive production,” he said.
In turn, he noted that Avtodom will already attract industrial partners because the company itself “is not a manufacturer after all” but “knows how to sell and serve.”
According to Manturov, St. The decision on the future of the Toyota plant in St. Petersburg is “at the exit”.
“Now the Ministry of Industry and Trade, St. Petersburg government is working on possible options for the further development and intended use of the production site. It will most likely be automobile production,” he said.
He added that the decision on what kind of cars these will be has not yet been made.
Previously reportedThe Russian Mercedes factory located in the Moscow region may be operational again in the summer of 2023.
After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine in 2022, most foreign car companies stopped production at their factories in Russia, and some announced that they were selling their assets and withdrawing from the market.
In particular, Renault sold its stake in AvtoVAZ to the state-owned Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI and its Moscow plant to the Moscow government. Nissan sold its assets to the same NAMI and Mercedes-Benz to the Avtodom dealer holding. Volkswagen left the production site in Nizhny Novgorod and Mazda sold its share of the plant in Vladivostok to Sollers. Toyota, St. announced the cessation of automobile production at a plant in St. Petersburg.