Toyota has added a second shift at its Russian factory to increase production of the recently redesigned Camry model after sales rose 54% year on year to 19,950 units between January and July.
The switch to two-shift operation added 600 new jobs at the St Petersburg plant which currently employs around 1,750 people.
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A decision to add a second shift was made in April. Yoshinori Matsunaga, president of Toyota Motor manufacturing Russia, said: “This second shift launch is the most significant production ramp up at TMMR since the start of production at St Petersburg.”
In February this year, TMMR announced plans to add body panel stamping and resin-moulding processes to its Russian production during 2014. These expansion plans aim to further promote localisation in Russia, a market promising continued sustained growth.
