Volkswagen Group Starts Vehicle Assembly In Russia

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, inaugurated its new Russian plant yesterday (Nov. 28, 2007). The first models to leave the assembly line were the Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Octavia. The new plant which is located in Kaluga, 160 kilometers (99 miles) southwest of Moscow, will assemble some 66,000 units of the two brand models in 2008 under the now complete first development stage of the