In 2022, total second-hand automobile exports from South Korea to the Russian Federation increased 12.6 times compared to the previous year. This was reported by the Chunan Ilbo newspaper, which cited data from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). transmits TASS.
The number of used cars delivered to Russia increased 8.3 times (from 2.36 thousand to 19.6 thousand) and the total cost of cars increased from $ 45.34 million to $ 572.76 million Last year, 404 thousand used cars were delivered, of which 4.9% of the volume fell to Russia.
The average cost of a used car shipped from South Korea to Russia last year was $29.2k, four times the national average (about $7.3k). It is recorded that a car exported from Korea to the Russian Federation in 2021 costs an average of 19.2 thousand dollars.
Previously reportedHe said that used car deliveries from Japan to Russia increased by almost 32% in 2022 compared to the previous year. In total, more than 213.5 thousand such vehicles were imported into Russia last year, among the popular models there are Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs.
It also happened knownThat Russian microelectronics design centers may soon begin to develop electronic chips for cars.