All of the Russian assets of Japanese carmaker Nissan, including its plant in St. Petersburg, will be taken over by the state, RBC business portal reported citing an announcement from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The deal will be structured the same as the pullout of Renault from Russia, with an option to buy back Nissan’s assets within six years. As followed by bne IntelliNews, Russia’s largest carmaker AvtoVaz was effectively nationalised after its largest shareholder French carmaker Renault handed over its stake in the company to the state for one ruble. In 2021, 22,100 Nissan Qashqa…