Kaliningrad-based automaker Avtotor plans to launch full assembly, including welding and painting, of Opel’s Astra and Zafira models on 26 October, the company said.

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The investment in the production will amount to about EUR50m to be paid in equal parts with EUR39m euros having already been appropriated.


Avtotor assembles Chevrolet, Chevrolet-Daewoo, Cadillac, Hummer, Kia and BMW vehicles.


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