Isuzu denied the cessation of production in Russia

Isuzu Rus company denied the closure of the plant in Russia, saying that the company is currently in forced downtime, and its employees receive payments in accordance with labor laws. As Isuzu Rus press service informed Izvestia newspaper, the distributor's warehouse currently has assembled chassis and complete vehicles ready for shipment and sale to both dealers and end customers.

Recall that due to logistical difficulties and a partial ban on exports from Japan, the supply of Isuzu car kits to Russia was suspended in March 2022. Despite this, the plant in Ulyanovsk produced more than 1 thousand chassis during this period.

Since 2006, Isuzu Rus (former Sollers-Isuzu) has been manufacturing and selling a full range of Isuzu commercial vehicles through a dealer network in Russia. The model range of Isuzu Rus enterprise in Ulyanovsk includes a full line of trucks weighing from 3 to 33 tons. The design capacity of the plant is 5,000 vehicles per a year. Investments in the Isuzu Rus production site reached almost 200 million rubles.