Soon in Russia two already working conveyor (plant in Kaluga and assembly site in Nizhny Novgorod, GAZ) will add one more — for the production of landing gear on a full cycle.
Volkswagen — second only to Toyota automaker in the world. Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche — now it's all VW Group. Despite the fact that the company in 2015 sold cars in Russia in almost half less than last year (-39.1% according to the Association of European Business), just recently launched engine plant, which cost the Volkswagen Group at € 250 million.
If you still produce the same Kaluga modular chassis MQB, it is still investing € 150 million. But sheepskin tanning is: modular technology will significantly reduce the cost of cars and increase the speed of the assembly by 30%, because the chassis MQB on one conveyor may be collected, For example, Passat and Polo.
Not to mention the fact that no foreign company producing cars in Russia, has a complete production cycle of the chassis.
As for the already running engine plant, its annual production capacity by 150 thousand. Gasoline 1.6-liter engine of the latest generation. Presumably, marketers Volkswagen Group intends to export them around the world.
