Isuzu will start producing small trucks in Vladivostok, the main city in Russia’s ‘far east’, possibly by the end of next March.
Isuzu will become the second Japanese automaker to assemble vehicles in the far flung region, following Toyota Motor Corp.
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Isuzu has assembled the Isuzu N Series truck with components imported from Japan at a joint venture with Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp. and Russian automaker Sollers in Elabuga, Tatarstan, since April 2008.
It intends to shift the operation to the Sollers plant in Vladivostok, with an aim to annually produce 3,000 units.
