Magna International is expected to start producing car parts in St. Petersburg – home to many western automakers’ plants – some time in September–November, the city’s deputy governor Yury Molchanov said.

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The plant is currently operating in test mode.

Earlier reports said the company was spending about RUB3bn on the new factory.