Since 2016, sales of Lifan have gradually fallen, and now they have reached zero – there is not a single car left in warehouses in Russia. Last year only 617 cars were sold, and in 2020 – 1384. Now brand dealers only service previously sold cars. The Lifan press service phones are off.
It should be noted that at the beginning of the last decade, Lifan cars were the most popular among Chinese and sold more than 20 thousand copies. The secret of success was simple: the company sold inexpensive sedans and crossovers in Russia, which were assembled at the Derways plant in Cherkessk. This is Solano and X60.
The situation is similar for two more Chinese automakers – Brilliance and Zotye. Sales of their cars in March 2022 are zero, and according to statistics in total this year AEBthey each sold one car.