St. Petersburg, April 14Negotiations on launching the production of E-Neva electric vehicles at the former Toyota plant in St. Petersburg are close to completion, said Mikhail Podvyaznikov, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan concern, General Director of Obukhov Plant JSC.
“Negotiations are going on quite actively with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with NAMI, which today owns the plant. If the Deputy Prime Minister indicated that this is possible, we are looking for those options that would be acceptable to us, for the concern and the Obukhov plant, and which would be acceptable and for the Ministry of Industry and Trade and NAMI. I think that such options are close to being agreed. I can’t say what it will be tomorrow. But working groups are actively working on both sides. And we are working on various issues, because this is a large plant, this is a fairly large investment «, — he said, answering a question about the progress of negotiations on the production of E-Neva at a former Toyota plant.
Podvyaznikov noted that the serial launch of the production of E-Neva electric vehicles is planned for 2026. «In 2026, we expect to start serial production of cars and bring up to 55-60 thousand cars a year … We have our own car, our own design, our own patents,» he said.
Deputy Prime Minister — Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov reported on April 12 that the issue of producing E-Neva electric vehicles at the former Toyota plant in St. Petersburg was being worked out with the Almaz-Antey concern. the Toyota car factory in St. Petersburg became the property of FSUE «NAMI» (a subordinate ministry), the agreement, among other things, implies the complete transfer of rights to equipment. Then the ministry noted that they were already working on the possibility of resuming production at the site as soon as possible. .ru/20230413/jeacoo-1865081838.html» data-title=»Cars of the new Chinese brand Jaecoo will appear in Russia this year»>