H2 to be assembled in Russia

[maybe some day...]

GM may assemble Hummer H2 vehicle in Russia
Reuters, 08.25.03, 5:10 AM ET

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (nyse: GM - news - people) may start to assemble its Hummer H2 sports utility vehicle at Russia's Avtotor factory, Avtotor said on Monday.

"The cars should be assembled in our Kaliningrad plant, where we already assemble BMWs and KIAs," Avtotor's press secretary Pavel Leshakov said at a motor show, adding that an agreement was due to be signed on August 27.

Leshakov could give no more details.

The Hummer H2 is a cheaper and more refined version of GM's Hummer, based on the military Humvee.

It has dominated the top end of the U.S. auto market since its launch in July 2002.

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