During the year, Russian dealers imported more than 20 car models that were not previously on the Russian market. informs TASS with reference to vendors.
Thus, Avilon supplies Russia with Volkswagen Bora, Tayron and Talagon, Voyah Dreamer, Volvo XC90 and XC60, Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse, Changan UNI-K IDD, Toyota Camry, FAW B70, Jetta VA3 and VS5 cars. New electric cars include the Voyah Free, Voyah Dreamer Hybrid Top, Volkswagen ID3, Polestar 2, Zeekr 001, Gaohe HiPhi X, BYD, Faw Bestune NAT and the company’s listed GAC M8.
Gratsin Belenova, head of the wholesale car sales department at Avilon, noted that the company collects orders from more than 400 dealers in Russia to import large shipments (from 100 to 1 thousand cars). According to him, the company can increase its import volume to over 10 thousand cars per year while maintaining its current business volume.
The company Klyuchavto said that since October last year, the Mazda CX-4, Mazda Atenza, Toyota Avalon and Toyota RAV4 have been delivered in new trim levels. According to Yulia Ovchinnikova, head of development of the automobile holding, by the end of 2022 the volume of deliveries has increased to more than 4 thousand units, now the logistics capacity is 2.5-3 thousand cars per month.
Avtodom company started importing cars via parallel import in June 2022 and has imported more than 1,000 cars so far. Dealers bring premium cars (BMW, Mini, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover and others) to the Russian Federation, and further expansion of the range is planned mainly due to Chinese brands.
Until recently, cars from China were the most affordable cars in Russia, and now their cost is comparable to the amount in mortgage transactions. “socialbites.ca” studied the official price tags of Chinese cars in the domestic market and offers readers guess how much lower they are than in Russia.