OREANDA-NEWS. Toyota plant in St. Petersburg went to work in two shifts yesterday. The decision was taken in response to the high demand for the Camry and RAV4 in Russia after the successful launch of local production of this model in August of 2016, informed the press service of "Toyota Motor".

As it was noted, the sales of localized Toyota models showed the strong dynamics even against the background of general market decline. Thus, in January-November of 2016 it was sold 25,535 Camry, which allowed the model to strengthen the traditional leadership in the segment of business sedans in Russia. Crossover Toyota RAV4 also continuously led the segment of compact SUVs, by achieving the results in 28445 units (+ 31%). The volume of production of the company increased by 12% in January-November of 2016 and it was 33065 vehicles.

During 2016 in the process of preparation for the start of production the plant Toyota RAV4 conducted the hiring of new employees. As a result, it was created 800 new jobs; the total number of employees of the company has reached a historic maximum - 2350 people.