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First-ever Russian-Japanese auto venture
Published: 30 July, 2007, 13:32
Russian automaker Severstal-Avto and Japanese truck maker Isuzu will launch a joint venture in the Volga region, after signing an agreement on Monday.
The new company will start production in the first half of next year at two plants: one in Ulyanovsk, and the other in Tatarstan.
The joint venture is aiming to produce 25,000 trucks a year and is the first Russian-Japanese undertaking in the history of the motor industry.
Russia's Severstal-Avto holds a 66% stake in the new company. Isuzu owns 29% and the Isuzu trading house holds the remaining shares.
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