MOSCOW, April 6. / TASS /. The Renault concern in Moscow has extended the suspension of production in connection with the decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the extension of non-working days until the end of April, an official representative of the company told TASS on Thursday.
“In accordance with the decree by the Russian President, the Moscow Renault plant suspended car production starting on March 30, 2020. These are paid non-working days for workers. The plant will resume its work depending on further decisions of the government,” the representative said.
Previously, the week from March 30 to April 3 was declared a non-working week, to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Renault plant suspended the conveyor for this period. Later, the President announced the extension of non-working days until April 30.
The suspension of production was also announced by Nissan, Toyota and the Avtotor Kaliningrad plant. At the same time, starting on April 6, automobile production w..
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Russian truck maker Kamaz resumes truck production on Monday
KAZAN, April 6. /TASS/. Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz fully resumes production on Monday, April 6, despite the extension of non-working days due to the coronavirus pandemic until April 30, Oleg Afanasyev, head of the company's press service told TASS.
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