The representative office of the Japanese brand Isuzu in Russia has not confirmed the information about the closure of the company in the Ulyanovsk region. Recall that recently there were reports that the company is going to stop production in the Russian Federation. The plant has been in operation since 2006 and has produced truck chassis from 3.5 to 33 tons gross weight, as well as D-Max pickups. In March 2022, the factory closed due to inability to supply parts.
“Now the assembly plant has been forced to shut down and the workers of the plant are receiving payments in accordance with labor laws. Nevertheless, the distributor’s warehouse currently has chassis and complete vehicles assembled ready for shipment and sale to both dealers and end customers,” the press service said.
In 2021, the Ulyanovsk site of Isuzu produced 3.7 thousand cars, and in 2022 it was planned to increase the volume by 50%
The company clarifies that after the suspension of deliveries, using the previous stocks, the factory managed to assemble more than a thousand chassis. To this day, the factory is officially standing still, the workers receive 2/3 of the salary. Management is making every effort to keep the company in Russia, the source said.
- But Toyota and Mazda have indeed closed their Russian factories.
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