"Volkswagen has signed an agreement with the GAZ Group today which will lead to the assembly of Volkswagen and Škoda vehicles at the Nizhny Novgorod GAZ plant. The deal, running until 2019, will see an initial output of 110,000 units, beginning with Skoda’s Yeti, towards the end of next year. Production of the Octavia and Volkswagen Jetta will follow later".

Courtesy of GermanCarScene

Edited 17 June, 201115 yr by looby

"Volkswagen has signed an agreement with the GAZ Group today which will lead to the assembly of Volkswagen and Škoda vehicles at the Nizhny Novgorod GAZ plant. The deal, running until 2019, will see an initial output of 110,000 units, beginning with Skoda’s Yeti, towards the end of next year. Production of the Octavia and Volkswagen Jetta will follow later".

Courtesy of GermanCarBlog

I take it these will be called the Skoda Alma?

And here is the picture:

From: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/06/vw-group-enters-production-deal-with.html

I take it these will be called the Skoda Alma?

no, a Yetski!

Doesn't say if they are producing RHD or LHD so may not affect our market.

I suspect that they will only be producing for their market and surrounding countries, not for Western export.