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Well at last Mitsubishi is flying to Russia. After a series of speculations regarding the entry of the Japanese auto giant into the Russian land, now news is almost confirmed. The sources from Russia’s business and tourist capital, St. Petersburg, say that Mitsubishi has had some of its top executives visiting the mentioned location. The rumours regarding the entry of Mitsubishi was in air for a few couple of months.
The news is at last confirmed by one of the major Mitsubishi distributors in Russia. According to him, the Japanese auto tycoon I looking for an assembly unit in St. Petersburg. A whole delegation of officials from Mitsubishi was here looking up for the perfect location. This news is confirmed by Matt Donnelly, the president of Rolf, the exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi performance parts and Mitsubishi vehicles in Russia as well as in Kazakhstan. Donnelly also added that the officials are satisfied and exited by the improvements, looking for a better future ahead.
St. Petersburg and the rest of Russia is already a major hub of manufacturing and assembly plants for various auto manufacturers. With General Motors, Nissan, and Toyota are eyes for their plants in this soil, Russia is soon going to be another Detroit. Ford already has an assembling unit here since 2002.
The Mitsubishi delegation of officials has already visited two spots, both falling in the south of St. Petersburg. One of them includes shary which is the current site of plants for Toyota and General Motors. If Mitsubishi plant begins its operation, it would be a landmark in their production account with the automaker producing a large number of vehicles here. Apart from that the company will also be able to create and design new vehicles for the various markets around the world. It also will be an additional boost to the Russian economy resulting a high rise in their economic output.
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