The former Volvo plant in Kaluga, where Kaluga Next trucks are currently assembled, plans to double its daily production. In this respect reports TASS, citing Roman Petryaev, general director of the Automobile Motor Society company.
“Since the end of November, we have managed not only to take the business out of idle time, but also to organize a full-fledged assembly line. We are now acting in accordance with the production schedule and plan to produce 12 Kaluga Next off-road trucks per day,” Petryaev told the agency.
According to him, the company is also negotiating with a foreign industrial partner. The company currently assembles six trucks a day.
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