 An abundance of automotive service facilities and car dealerships are located in the elderate, including some of the Lithuania's largest Opel, SAAB, Chevrolet ("Žaibo ratas"), and Nissan ("Raitas") dealerships.The northern part of Žirmūnai was an important part of the Lithuanian SSR's industrial sector during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.The "Kuro aparatūros gamykla" (Fuel Equipment Factory) is now bankrupt; "Sigma", formerly one of the leading manufacturers of electronics and computer components in the Soviet Union, which contributed to the description of the Lithuanian SSR as "The Soviet Silicon Valley", continues to operate at a minimum level; and "Vilma" remains Lithuania's largest manufacturer of electrical products.