OREANDA-NEWS. Kaluga automobile plant "PSMA Rus" (a joint venture of PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi, the partners have 70 and 30%, respectively) since the beginning of December will go into a simple for a month, the work of conveyor resumes after the Christmas holidays. According to "Vedomosti", with reference to its sources, the simple will be paid at a rate of two-thirds; the workers will be able to receive about 15 thousand Rubles. Mitsubishi spokesman said that the order to "PSMA Rus" (the production of the crossover Mitsubishi Outlander) will be executed.

"PSMA Rus" is able to produce 125 thousand cars per a year, but due to the reduction in demand it is under load. In 2015, there were produced about 25,700 cars, and for the first nine months - about 14 thousand cars, according to sources.

Because of the crisis the Russian market was not able to take 80 thousand cars of about the same type as the configuration of the project PSA Group in Russia anticipated earlier, the executive vice president, General director in Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries of the French automaker Christophe Berzheran, informed "Vedomosti" in October. He said that the PSA Group will produce 4-5 models in Kaluga by 10 - 15 thousand units per year - so, "each should bring a profit". It would be also light commercial vehicles. The production of sedans Citroen C4 and Peugeot 408 will continue.