The launch of e-Neva electric vehicles under development by Russian weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey, St. It can be installed at the old Toyota plant in St. Petersburg. In this respect informs RIA Novosti cites Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
“We are working on the issue with Almaz-Antey for the E-Neva to be produced in the old Toyota factory. Production of the car is scheduled to begin in 2026, according to the agency, Manturov said.
He added that until that moment, there were options to organize the assembly of cars of another automaker at the factory in order to “shake” production.
At the end of March, Ministry of Industry and Trade announcedst. Petersburg came under the control of its subsidiary FSUE NAMI. In January, Toyota completed the process of reducing the company’s staff.