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Pictured: Consul General Kruger poses with executives at the opening of the truck assembly facility.
New American Investment in St. Petersburg
On January 22, 2008, U.S. Consul General Mary A. Kruger joined distinguished guests from the City of St. Petersburg and the business community in the inauguration of the American company International Truck and Engine Corporation’s truck assembly facility. The new facility in Pushkin has been developed in cooperation with Goodwill Holdings, official distributor and service provider of International Truck and Engine Corporation in Russia. Approximately 300 International 9800i trucks with U.S. components will be assembled annually to help Russia meet its growing demand for quality highway tractors.