Volkswagen will establish an assembly of six car models in Russia

Volkswagen plans until 2009. to establish an assembly of six car models in Russia, described in the materials OOO Volkswagen Rus ", carrying the German company building a plant in Kaluga region. From materials that are already in October this year at the facilities of the plant will begin production model Skoda Octavia, in November - Volkswagen Jetta and Passat, and in December - Skoda Fabia. In March of 2008. will begin production Volkswagen Tiguan. Start assembling the model Volkswagen Polo is scheduled for February 2009. In total, Volkswagen plans to collect in Russia, 500 vehicles per day and 150 thousand per year. At today's presentation in Moscow managing company "Volkswagen Rus" Friedrich-Wilhelm Lenz, the company set aside for the project area of ??800 hectares, the first phase uses 400 hectares including 200 hectares - under production, 200 ha - to build industrial zone . He clarified that the 150-sq. m pipeline will be located, press-forging parts and paint. To date, according to Frank-V.Lents, the project has already built the first shop at 10 thousand square meters. m, and the "market is fully mastered in order to maintain this building." AF-V.Lents did not comment on the possibility of issuing Kaluga Volkswagen plant model, designed specifically for Russian consumers. Previously, the company did not rule out that such a model will be developed. In addition, FA-V.Lents stressed that one year after the decision on the organization of production in Russia, Volkswagen is not disappointed in a partner. "We have absolute confidence that the right decision," - he said. Recall an agreement to build a Volkswagen plant in Kaluga region was signed in May 2006. In October of that year, launched the project. Volkswagen sales volume in Russia in 2006. grew 1.6 times compared to 2005. and amounted to 22 thousand 584 cars. As a result of 2006. German automaker Volkswagen profit increased by 2,5 times. The company's profit rose to 2.75 billion euros compared with 1.12 billion euros received during the same period a year earlier. Volkswagen revenue for the year increased by 11,6% and amounted to 104.9 billion euros against 94 billion Euro in 2005. Operating profit up to 2006. reached 2.01 billion euro and was lower than that of 2005., fixed at 2.54 billion euros, 20.8%. Volkswagen associates received financial results with an increase in demand for the company. Over the past few years, contracts for construction of factories for the production and assembly of vehicles for the future of the Russian market have entered into almost all famous international companies. Thus, in the Kaluga region, in addition to the factory Volkswagen, the company began construction of Volvo, Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region came to Ford, Suzuki, Nissan, General Motors, Toyota, Izhevsk - KIA, Taganrog - Hyundai, etc. RBC