On Thursday, Russia and China’s largest private automaker, Great Wall, signed a letter of intent on establishing motor vehicle production in Russia.

The document on establishing the facility in the city of Yelabuga in Tatarstan was signed at a Russian-Chinese investment forum in Beijing.

The document stipulates the production of Great Wall off-road vehicles in the republic’s Alabuga special economic zone, a senior official of the Russian Economy Ministry said, quoted by RIA Novosti.

Great Wall was earlier reported to be in talks with Russia on investing about $100 million in establishing its own vehicle production in Tatarstan.

Great Wall, which is China’s major auto exporter, has been supplying off-road vehicles to Russia since 2004. The company delivered about 9,000 vehicles to Russia in 2005 and 3,800 vehicles in the first seven months of 2006.

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