The average of 5-month maintenance and repair controls of Chinese brands in 2023 increased by 27% compared to the same period of the previous year. This is indicated in a study of the Fit Service car service network provided to socialbites.ca.
“Service a Chinese car for 5 months of 2023 cost the owner an average of 7.1 thousand rubles. In the same period last year, the figure amounted to 5.6 thousand rubles. According to the study, the average check for Chinese cars increased by about 27% during the year.
The top ten cars most frequently visited by car dealerships are Lifan X60, Lifan Solano, Geely Emgrand EC7, Great Wall Hover H3, Great Wall Hover H5, Haval F7, Geely Atlas, Lifan X50, Chery Tiggo 7 and Geely Emgrand X7.
According to Fit Service director Tatyana Ovchinnikova, the quality of Chinese cars is not satisfactory, but there are difficulties with the selection of auto parts.
Yang Heitzeer, former Vice President of the National Automobile Association said socialbites.ca reports that the cost of auto parts on the Russian market will increase by 5-10% in the next two months.