OREANDA-NEWS. Korean company Hyundai plans to begin assembly of a new compact crossover at the Russian plant in St. Petersburg in 2016, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus press service reported. The model will be assembled at the active production line with the Hyundai Solaris and the Kia Rio, Vedomosti newspaper informs.

At present the company does not plan construction of the second line of the enterprise or expansion of production capacity, a representative of the company said. Press service of the plant does not disclose information about the model planned for production. According to the earlier information, the model will be equipped with 1.6- and 2.0-liter engines with front- and all-wheel drive. 

Earlier at Hyundai ix25 club Russia forum there was information that it would be the ix25 crossover, and that its production could begin at the end of 2015, and sales - in January 2016. The company has not confirmed this information officially.