The Russian Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plants have already been bought by Russian companies (namely, large dealers "Avtodom" and "Avilon"), but they are not producing anything yet. However, according to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, preparatory processes are underway.
«I think this could happen before the end of the year,» said Denis Manturov, answering a question about when production might resume at the former Volkswagen plant in Kaluga.
As for the Moscow region enterprise where Mercedes-Benz cars were produced, the minister does not expect production to start there before 2024.
I hope that colleagues will finalize their agreements with the selected industrial partners and launch production next year.
It is not yet clear who these partners will be. Although it is obvious that we are talking about some Chinese companies: in the current environment, there is no other alternative.
