VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Kyodo) Mitsui & Co. is considering assembling Toyota sport utility vehicles in the Russian city of Vladivostok in a joint venture with Russian automaker Sollers, sources said Thursday.
Production would begin around 2012 if the relevant parties can reach agreement, the sources said.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has made industrial promotion in the Far East one of his key policy goals, and Moscow has requested Japanese carmakers make cars there.