AvtoVAZ and Nissan plan to assemble Nissan

30/08/2008 13:50. It is reported that AvtoVAZ, the country's biggest carmaker and the Renault-Nissan alliance are planning to assemble Nissan models at a new factory in the Far East.

One possible location for the plant would be at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, which exports aircraft through Rosoboronexport, a company under the umbrella of state corporation Russian Technologies.

In March, Renault bought a 25% stake in AvtoVAZ for about USD 1 billion in a strategic partnership deal that gave the French carmaker three seats on AvtoVAZ's board... // SteelGuru