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Former Hyundai plant in Peterge assembled a jubilee car

The company, which is now managed by the AGR company and which operates under the Sample Automobile Plant St. Petersburg, has prompted 30 thousand cars from the moment of restart. Slaris Krx hatchback (former Kia Rio X) in a blue body and in Style equipped with a 1.6-liter engine and automatic transmission became the anniversary 30,000.

The plant managed to assemble the first three thousand cars in three months, ten months later, 20 thousand cars went off the conveyor, and at the end of March 2025, that is, after almost a year, a 30,000-thousandth car was released. And that’s not all: the Solaris brand manages to hold the third place in the country for sedan sales.

Media: Hyundai and Kia are preparing to return to Russia the authorities of Kazakhstan prepared a project on how to return Kia to Russia ex-Hyundai Creta under the Slaris brand received new options

Solaris cars are assembled according to a complete cycle of components remaining at the enterprise after the departure of the South Korean manufacturer. These are four models: Solaris HS and HC (they are also renamed Hyundai Solaris and Creta, respectively), as well as Solaris KRS and KRX (Kia Rio and Rio X). From the original Hyundai and Kia, they are distinguished by emblems in the form of an oval S.’s oval letter.

Meanwhile, today it became known that Hyundai and Kia intend to return to the Russian market. Korean media write that the concern “studies the possibilities of restarting business against the backdrop of a new thaw in relations between Russia and the USA”, but the final decision has not been made. So far, Hyundai-Kia still has the time to not only return, but also redeem its St. Petersburg factory back-the sale transaction provided for an option for a return ransom, and it is valid until the end of 2025.

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