Putin on the first ride, "Nisan" assembled in Russia
In St. Petersburg, presented the car Nissan Tiana, released from the conveyor of the new plant a Japanese corporation in St. Petersburg. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sat behind the wheel of a car and drove the head of Nissan.
"The car is good quality, beautiful," - said Putin told reporters after the test drive. On the issue of the Russian journalist, what kind of car is better - recently bought by "Field" or "Nissan Tiana," Prime Minister replied that they are two different machines that can not be compared. Niva is a SUV, Putin said.
One of the leaders of the world auto industry Japanese company Nissan Motor today opened in St. Petersburg plant to produce passenger cars. After reaching full capacity the plant will produce 50,000 cars a year. At the opening ceremony were about 200 accredited media representatives.
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