According to the results of the first 4 months of 2023, the share of Chinese brands in the Russian automobile, truck and bus market has reached 38.5% from 8.9% in the same period of the previous year. informs marketing agency NAPI with reference to its own data.
“The structure of the market has also changed significantly due to the separation of the vast majority of automotive brands. On the one hand, the share of Russian equipment increased from 28.4% to 41.5%. On the other hand, the share of Chinese brands increased even more impressively from 8.9% to 38.5%.”
The share of Chinese brands among the new passenger cars reached 40% and 60% in the crossover segment. In total, from January to April, Chinese companies sold 121.9 thousand units of automotive equipment in Russia, 131.3 thousand of which were domestic brands, 63.2 thousand or 20% were cars from other countries.
Previously, almost 70% of Russians ready buy a car imported into the country through parallel import.