Hyundai Motor is contemplating promoting its Russia plant

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Hyundai Motor is contemplating choices for its suspended Russia operations that might embody promoting its manufacturing plant there, South Korean media reported on Tuesday.

Many factories in Russia have suspended manufacturing and furloughed employees attributable to shortages of high-tech gear due to sanctions and an exodus of Western producers since Moscow despatched armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Hyundai Motor just lately submitted to administration a report analysing its future prospects in Russia because of the troublesome working surroundings, Dong-a Ilbo newspaper stated, citing an unidentified auto business supply.

Hyundai Motor was not instantly accessible for remark when contacted by Reuters.

Hyundai Motor, which along with affiliate Kia Corp is among the many world’s prime 10 largest automakers by gross sales, builds about 200,000 automobiles per 12 months in Russia, about 4% of its international manufacturing capability.

“We estimate that Hyundai and Kia collectively might generate a minimum of a 450 billion gained ($315 million) loss this 12 months because of the enterprise surroundings in Russia,” stated Esther Yim, an analyst at Samsung (KS:) Securities.

Hyundai Motor suspended operations at its Russian manufacturing facility in March and a regulatory submitting from the corporate confirmed it bought no automobiles within the nation in August and September.

“Whereas it is nonetheless unclear what Hyundai would do with its Russia manufacturing facility, Hyundai has so much to consider to really exit from Russia, equivalent to monetary conditions and its relationship with Russia and the US,” stated Kim Jin-woo, an analyst at Korea Funding & Securities.

Final week, Nissan (OTC:) Motor Co Ltd stated it could hand over its enterprise in Russia to a state-owned entity for 1 euro, taking a lack of about $687 million within the newest pricey exit from the nation by a worldwide firm.

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