In May 2023, new passenger car sales in the Russian market increased by 2.6 times compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 72.2 thousand. In this respect informs analytical agency “Avtostat”.
“In May of this year, the volume of sales of new passenger cars in the Russian Federation amounted to 72,171 units, which is 2.6 times more than in the same month of 2022.”
Lada brand takes the first place, whose share exceeded 30% in May. In the last month of spring 2023, 22,029 new Lada cars were sold in Russia. In second place is the Chinese brand Chery (7,444 cars were sold in May). Also in the top 5 are Haval (7,432 units), Geely (6,690 units) and Kia (3,090 units).
Lada Granta became the most popular car in May 2023: 15,791 cars were sold in May. In second place is Haval Jolion – 3,864 vehicles. Also in the top 5 are Geely Coolray (3,536 cars), Lada Niva Travel (3,210 cars) and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (3,114 cars).
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