Production of the current-generation Toyota RAV4 recently started at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg.
The RAV4 became the second model to be produced at the Saint Petersburg plant together with the Camry, which has been made here since 2007. The Russian-made RAV4 will be produced for Russian, Kazakh and Belarus markets.
The decision to start RAV4 production in Saint Petersburg was made in 2013 following the strong sales of this vehicle in Russia. As a pioneer creating a brand new segment when first launched in 1994, the RAV4 has established a solid reputation with Russian customers since its launch in Russia in 2002. For several years, it has been not only the market leader in the C-SUV segment, but the vehicle has become one of Toyota’s best-seller across all segments in Russia.
The RAV4 became the second model to be produced at the Saint Petersburg plant together with the Camry, which has been made here since 2007. The Russian-made RAV4 will be produced for Russian, Kazakh and Belarus markets.
The decision to start RAV4 production in Saint Petersburg was made in 2013 following the strong sales of this vehicle in Russia. As a pioneer creating a brand new segment when first launched in 1994, the RAV4 has established a solid reputation with Russian customers since its launch in Russia in 2002. For several years, it has been not only the market leader in the C-SUV segment, but the vehicle has become one of Toyota’s best-seller across all segments in Russia.
At the end of 2015 in preparation for the start of production of the RAV4, the TMR-SP production capacity was successfully doubled from 50,000 to 100,000 vehicles a year. Investment towards this production capacity increase and the new model launch reached 9,7 billion RUR.
Thanks to this second model, recruitment of new employees is ongoing at TMR-SP. With gradual production volume increase in the next few months, around 800 new jobs will be created.
Thanks to this second model, recruitment of new employees is ongoing at TMR-SP. With gradual production volume increase in the next few months, around 800 new jobs will be created.
