Russian car plant Avtotor plans to start assembling Chevrolet car models from kits supplied by South Korea’s GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, a market source told Prime-Tass on Tuesday, without providing timelines.

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Avtotor may assemble the Chevrolet Aveo, Lacetti, Evando and Rezzo cars, the source said.


Avtotor is based in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad Region.


Its output increased 14% year on year to 16,648 cars in 2005.


Avtotor currently assembles Yuejing trucks, Kia Sportage SUVs, Kia Rio and Magentis cars as well as the BMW 5 series, GM’s Hummer H2, Chevrolet Tahoe and TrailBlazer and various Cadillac models.

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