With the car market in Russia on the rise, Nissan has added a second production line at its St. Petersburg plant. The increase in production follows the recovery of the Russian car market, as well as growing demand for Nissan's flagship crossover and SUVs, the Qashqai, X-Trail and Murano.
Implementing a four-month recruitment and training program, Nissan has added 457 new jobs to the workforce of the new production line starting in St. Petersburg.
It is worth noting that more than 10,000 people applied for one of these new positions, which include construction staff, foremen and supervisors, as well as the promotions of 52 employees in St. Petersburg.
This year, Nissan's sales in Russia have followed the positive trend of the overall market, with a 2% increase for the current nine months compared to the same period last year. This was reflected in Nissan's production in Russia, with 52,525 vehicles built in the first nine months of 2017, of which 32,037 were produced at the St Petersburg plant.
Total production at Nissan St Petersburg this year is expected to increase by nearly 25%, compared to last year's total of 36,464 cars.
In 2016, a total of 79,066 Nissan vehicles were manufactured in Russia, destined for the domestic market and for export to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Belarus, Lebanon and Azerbaijan.
