Toyota to add 2nd shift at Russia plant in Sept

TOKYO, Apr 20: Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would add a second shift at its Russian factory in September, hiring 600 new workers. The factory in St. Petersburg currently produces about 20,000 Camrys a year on a single shift. Its workforce will rise to about 1,750 when two-shift operations begin, Japan�s top automaker said in a statement. The factory has a production capacity of 50,000 vehicles a year. Toyota said it would also add stamping and resin-molding processes at the factory in 2014 to promote further localisation in Russia. (agencies)