After the restructuring, the number of employees at the automobile factories in St. Petersburg can be reduced from 12 to 3-4 thousand. informs Referring to the words of Dmitry Cherneiko, Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment of the St. Petersburg Population TASS.
“In the enterprises of the automotive industry, the maximum [в Санкт-Петербурге]12 thousand people worked, including suppliers. After all the processes are completed, I think that 3-4 thousand people will remain before it is completed everywhere. This is an expert assessment, so to speak,” said Cherneiko.
There are Nissan, Toyota and Hyundai factories in St.Petersburg that manufacture cars. The Hyundai factory has not produced cars since March 2022. Toyota closed its assembly plant completely in September 2022. The former Nissan plant will be reoriented to the production of AvtoVAZ models.
Former Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume declaration In an interview with the German radio station NDR, a decision on the future fate of the Kaluga plant is scheduled to be announced in a few weeks. Volkswagen Tiguan and Polo models as well as Skoda Rapid were assembled on site. The plant has been suspended since March 2022.