St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, St. He said that the former Hyundai and Toyota auto plants in St. Petersburg will follow the path of maximum localization. TV channel reports this “78”.
He emphasized that new production will be started and that the company will continue to introduce domestic technologies with the participation of Russian designers and suppliers.
According to the governor, in 2024 St. 25 thousand crossovers will roll off the assembly line of the St. Petersburg Avtozavod (the former plant of South Korean Hyundai).
Before that, Hyundai’s St. It was known that the old automobile factory in St. Petersburg. renamed At AGR Automobile Factory.
The general director of the AGR Automobile Plant is Alexey Kalitsev. He previously held senior positions at Hyundai Motor CIS and was responsible for the development strategy of the Hyundai and Genesis brands in Russia.
In January 2024, St. It was learned that there is a Hyundai factory in St. Petersburg. affected is under the control of the new owner. The company was acquired by the Russian company Art-Finance, the parent company of AGR LLC. AGR also owns the former Kaluga plant of the German concern Volkswagen.
The Hyundai factory in Russia started producing cars in 2010, its production capacity is 200 thousand cars per year. In March 2022, the company suspended its operations. Before the suspension, the Hyundai Solaris and Creta, as well as the Kia Rio X, were produced here.
Previously at AvtoVAZ accepted the possibility of using prison labor.