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== Economy == The [[Kaluga Turbine Plant]] is located here as is [[Kaluga Machine Works]], which manufactures track machines for railways. In recent years, Kaluga has become one center of the Russian [[automotive industry]], with a number of foreign companies opening assembly plants in the area:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://docs.cntd.ru/document/972215857 |title=О Стратегии социально-экономического развития Калужской области до 2030 года (с изменениями на 12 февраля 2016 года) |access-date=2017-07-22 |archive-date=2017-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727205935/http://docs.cntd.ru/document/972215857}}</ref> On 28 November 2007, [[Volkswagen Group]] opened a new [[Volkswagen Group Rus|assembly plant]] in Kaluga, which further expanded by 2009. The investment has reached more than 500 million Euro. {{asof|2014}} the plant assembled the [[Volkswagen Passat]], [[Škoda Fabia]] and [[Škoda Rapid (2012)|Škoda Rapid]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.skoda-auto.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/company/investors/annual-reports/en/skoda-annual-report-2014.pdf |title=Škoda Annual Report 2014 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102422/http://www.skoda-auto.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/company/investors/annual-reports/en/skoda-annual-report-2014.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 15 October 2007, the [[Volvo|Volvo Group]] broke ground on a new truck assembly plant, that was inaugurated on 19 January 2009,<ref>[http://www.just-auto.com/news/volvo-truck-starts-production-at-kaluga-plant_id97595.aspx Volvo Truck starts production at Kaluga plant], Just-auto.com, 19 January 2009.</ref> with a yearly capacity of 10,000 Volvo and 5,000 [[Renault Trucks|Renault trucks]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101161608/http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/newsmedia/corpnews/NewsItemPage.htm?channelId=1389&ItemID=30465&sl=en-gb New Volvo Group assembly plant in Kaluga], Volvo Group corporate news, 15 October 2007.</ref> On 12 December 2007, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] announced its decision to build a new assembly plant in Kaluga.<ref>[http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en/psa_espace/press_releases_details_d1.php?id=751 PSA Peugeot Citroën to Build Plant in Kaluga, Russia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230132440/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en/psa_espace/press_releases_details_d1.php?id=751 |date=December 30, 2007 }}, PSA Peugeot Citroën press release, 12 December 2007</ref>
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