Since August 1, due to changes in recycling fee rates and the weakening of the ruble, the prices of some car models in Russia have increased by more than 600 thousand rubles. This was said by Renat Tyukteev, Deputy General Manager for Sales of New Avilon Cars. informs autonews.ru.
“For example, in July, the price dynamics were restrained: on average, it increased by 70 thousand rubles. In addition, from August 1, prices for a number of brands increased on average from 120 to 600 thousand rubles and more. The price increase still continues today, the prices of brands increase by 50-80 thousand rubles. This is because of the change in the usage rate and the situation in the foreign exchange market,” he said.
According to the reporter, we can now expect a rapid increase in the prices of cars supplied through parallel imports. At the same time, the dynamics of price changes for Chinese cars will be more restrained, he said. Tyukteev warned that the price of car loans should be expected to rise after the Bank of Russia raised the key rate to 12%.
With data Agency “AUTOSTAT”, from August 1 to 15, against the background of the entry into force of new recovery rates, 13 automobile companies immediately increased their car prices in Russia. Analysts said there has been no such large-scale price increase since May 2022.
happened before knownThat the Russian car market ranks fifth in Europe in terms of sales.