Representatives of the Volkswagen AG Company specified models to be assembled in Kaluga (Russia) during ceremony of laying first brick into fundament of VW plant in Russia.   

 

Modular assembling of Skoda Octavia New and Volkswagen Passat will start at the automobile plant in fall 2007. The VW will demonstrate its new model VW Polo-based sedan to be produced only in Russia under full cycle conditions, including welding, assembling, and painting.    

 

Full cycle production will start in 2009; Skoda Octaiva and VW Passat are planned to be localized by that time; Kommersant newspaper informs. 

 

Other modes of Skoda and WV will be continued to be imported.