- The 250 000th vehicle has rolled off the production line of the Nissan's plant in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Landmark achieved during 10th anniversary year of St. Petersburg plant
- The players of FC «Zenit» congratulated NMGR employees with an attractive video
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Today Nissan is celebrating the production of its 250,000th vehicle at its manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The landmark vehicle was a blue Nissan Qashqai 2.0L 4WD CVT, the latest milestone for the plant workforce, who this year celebrated the 10th anniversary of the St. Petersburg site with the launch of the new Nissan Murano.
With models like this Qashqai engineered specifically for Russian driving conditions, Nissan now manufactures 95% of its models sold in Russia.
Congratulating the workforce today, Dmitry Mikhailov, Nissan Vice President for Manufacturing in Russia, said: "The progress achieved highlights the growth and development of the youngest Nissan car-making plant in Europe, whose primary goal is to improve its performance with each new vehicle rolling off our production line."
To achieve this landmark, more than 375 million parts, 2,000 tons of paint and 28,300 working hours have been involved since production started in June 2009.
Total investment in the plant now stands at €312m, with current production covering the Nissan X-Trail, Pathfinder, Qashqai and Murano.
Manufactured in St. Petersburg for the Russian market since October 2015, Nissan engineers in Russia made more than 200 changes to Qashqai for the country's road and weather conditions, including changes in the chassis design, increased ground clearance and localized tires. In the 13 months since 21,450 Qashqais have been manufactured in St. Petersburg.
Nissan partner FC Zenit congratulated NMGR with this momentous event. The quarterbacks of famous St. Petersburg football team took part in filming of exclusive promotional video where each of players made his contribution in creation the anniversary car in his peculiar manner.
About Nissan in Europe
Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 17,000 staff across locally-based design, research & development, manufacturing, logistics and sales & marketing operations. Last year Nissan plants in the UK, Spain and Russia produced more than 635,000 vehicles including award-winning crossovers, commercial vehicles and the Nissan LEAF, the world's most popular electric vehicle. Pursuing a goal of zero emissions and zero fatalities on the road, Nissan recently announced its Intelligent Mobility vision. Designed to guide Nissan's product and technology pipeline, this 360 degree approach to the future of mobility will anchor critical company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society. Nissan is positioned to become the most desirable Asian brand in Europe.
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