St. Petersburg Hyundai plant exceeded the production plan for 2019

According to the results of 2019, St. Petersburg Hyundai plant produced 245 thousand cars, which is 0.4% lower than the previous year, but higher by almost 2% than the original annual production plan of the enterprise. In 2020, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus plans to produce at least 230 thousand cars, continuing to work in three production shifts five days a week. Recall that the plant produces bestsellers in the Russian market – Hyundai Creta crossover, Hyundai Solaris sedan, as well as KIA Rio sedan and Rio X-Line cross-hatchback.

According to the press service of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus, the volume of exports of cars produced at the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg in 2019 reached about 17 thousand units, which is 44% higher than the previous year. The priority export directions are still Kazakhstan and Belarus. In 2020, the company intends to continue the export of cars.

In addition, already in the first half of the next year, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus planned to start the production of updated versions of Hyundai Solaris and Hyundai Creta cars. All models produced by the enterprise are one of the most popular in the Russian market, and Hyundai Creta crossover is the permanent sales leader in the SUV segment.