Toyota to begin vehicle production in Russia in 2006

NAGOYA November 28, 2004; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp intends to build a vehicle factory in St Petersburg that will probably start production in 2006, company officials said Saturday.

Toyota, which would be the first Japanese automaker to make vehicles in Russia, is considering turning out tens of thousands of passenger cars per year such as Corolla small passenger cars, the officials said. (Kyodo News)