Automotive Industry Development Center to be established in St. Petersburg

A Center for research and development in the automotive industry will be opened in St. Petersburg. Its design has already begun. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov.

According to him, in fact, we are talking about the emergence of a new model for the development of this industry, when reliance is placed on its own developments and its own component base.

It is planned to build a research and production center in Shushary. For this purpose, funds from the Treasury infrastructure loan in the amount of 3.1 billion rubles are used, Beglov quotes. 78.ru . The area of the center will be about 18 thousand square meters. m.

The governor said that in the Northern Capital, the sites from which foreign manufacturers left are gradually being restarted. In particular, the new Jeland brand cars will be produced at the former GM site in Shushary. Preparations for the launch of production are in the final stages.

In addition, Beglov said that in St. Petersburg, production at the former Toyota site will be restarted this year. We have already managed to bring the sites of other foreign automakers back to work. Thus, the activities of the Saint Petersburg Automobile Plant (formerly Nissan) and the AGR Automobile Plant, which previously belonged to Hyundai, continue.

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