Putin has a taste of the new Nissan
Published: 02 June, 2009, 19:08
Edited: 12 December, 2009, 19:15
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Japan's Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn (L) take a drive in a Nissan car while touring the newly-opened Nissan plant on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on June 2, 2009 (AFP Photo / Alexey Sogrin)
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PM Putin took part in the opening of a Nissan plant in St. Petersburg. Visiting the assembly-room, painting and quality control sections, he found himself behind the wheel of the first car off the production line.
While passing near the assembly-line that welds engines to body frames, Putin asked if the engines are made in Russia and learned that at the moment they are imported from Japan.
Following the excursion, Putin was offered a drive of the first car off the production line. He took the driver’s seat and gave a ride to Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn.
“The car is good, a quality one and pretty too,” Putin said after his little test drive.
He also stated the government is ready to support investment in future high-tech projects.
“That’s more than $200mln of investment: 750 new jobs. And there is also the possibility of increasing production, as the company uses just one third of the space provided for it by the government,” Putin concluded.
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The Korean KIA is an excellent vehicle and costs a lot less than the Nissan. I have driven both and prefer the KIA over the NISSAN. Korea also makes the HYUNDAI vehicles which are good vehicles for low income families. The Ford RANGER is a very good pickup truck and is not expensive. Russia needs to make their own engines and transmissions in Russia. You don't want your car factories bringing engines and transmissions from other countries. This is too much like GLOBALIZATION and has consequences. Happy Motoring.