Russia’s Kaluga auto plant reveals new Peugeot 408 sedan April 16, 2012 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Kaluga auto plant built by the international automobile alliance of Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi has rolled out the first Peugeot 408 sedan car specifically developed for the Russian market, Peugeot said on its website on Monday, April 16, according to RIA Novosti. The Kaluga plant will launch the model into mass production in mid-2012. The car has been adapted to Russian roads and the local severe weather conditions after its trials were held in the Urals and the Polar region. The new Peugeot 408 car is one of the longest vehicles of its class with a length of 4.7 meters. The car’s increased width of 1.815 meters and height of 1.505 make it both more spacious and safer. In addition to Russia, the Peugeot 408 has been designed for the markets of China and Latin America. PSMA Rus was opened in Kaluga in 2010 and has an annual production capacity of 45,000 cars. The plant currently assembles Peugeot 308, Citroen C4, Peugeot 4007, Citroen C-Crosser and Mitsubishi Outlander. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. |
