The Russian automobile market grew by 120.5 percent in September 2023 compared to the same period last year and by 42.8 percent in the three quarters of 2023. This was reported by the Committee of Automobile Manufacturers of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) in Russia, citing data from PPK JSC, which is based on information on the transfer of cars to their owners; The report was received by socialbites.ca.
According to AEB information based on data from automakers and official importers, sales for the three quarters of 2023 increased by 26.1%. Commercial vehicle sales amounted to 60.6 thousand units, SUV and crossover – 374.2 thousand units, pickup trucks – 6.5 thousand units, electric vehicles – 1.3 thousand units. According to data on the transfer of vehicles to their owners, passenger vehicle sales increased by 63.6 thousand units in September. It amounted to 116.3 thousand units.
“For 9 months of this year, we have observed a stable growth trend in the sales market of new cars, which indicates the high potential and gradual recovery of this market, despite rising prices and serious volatility in the ruble exchange rate,” said Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexey Kalitsev. Automobile Manufacturers Committee.
In the January-September period, the leader in sales volume was Lada (242.6 thousand units). This was followed by Chery (86.9 thousand units), Haval (73.6 thousand units), Geely (57.6 thousand units), GAZ (37.6 thousand units), Omoda (31 thousand units), Exeed (29 thousand units). , followed by UAZ (24.9 thousand units). , Changan (11.3 thousand units) and Kia (9.4 thousand units).
The most popular models during the three quarters were Lada Granta and Niva, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, Haval Jolion, Geely Coolray, Omoda C5, Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, Lada Vesta, Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Geely Atlas Pro.
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