Toyota is planning to close its plant in St Petersburg for a two week holiday in August, local press reported today.
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Prime-Tass cited a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia as saying the company would halt production at the plant, which produces the Camry from 3 to 16 August.
Toyota sales in Russia decreased 57.2% year-on-year to 38,000 vehicles in the January-June period, the company said earlier this month.
Toyota’s best-selling cars in the period were the Corolla, with 8,299 cars sold, and Camry (9,559).
Most car companies are experiencing big falls in sales in Russia this year as a sharp economic downturn combined with a shortage of credit has hit sales hard.
