socialbites.ca learned that in the conditions of the cessation of automobile production in Russia, dealers of a number of automobile brands are ready to order cars. In particular, Hyundai continues to supply cars of the Korean assembly.
So, where the socialbites.ca correspondent asked about buying a Tucson pass on order. Petersburg, they assured that the deliveries of such cars continue, but the delivery times have doubled.
“If earlier cars came mainly from Kaliningrad, now the last Tucsons that came to us were assembled in Korea.
There are usually deliveries, but if we brought the car within a month before, now it takes about two,” he said.
According to the information given by Gazeta.ru in the press service of Chery Russia representation, the import of Chinese brands Chery and Exeed to Russia continues. The Moscow dealership center of the brand said that the Haval plant in the Tula region continues to work, that Russian-assembled cars are delivered to car dealerships. The manager of the official Geely dealership in the Moscow region told the reporter that there are no problems with the supply of Geely cars from the factory in Belarus.
Compared to the situation at the beginning of April, small deliveries of Skoda, Kia, Nissan, Hyundai, Haval, Chery cars remained to the country.
“This was, as they say, the advent of prepaid shipments of goods. Now, in fact, almost no auto company supplies or produces anything except domestic brands, ”says an interlocutor, led by one of the largest Russian dealer holdings, to socialbites.ca.
At the same time, dealers independently transport cars of absolutely all brands through Kazakhstan, Armenia and Georgia – they take what they can buy and import, but these are more like parts deliveries, the source added.
Representative offices of most foreign automakers avoid commenting on the current situation with the arrival of new cars in Russia and the possible resumption of their import. Mercedes-Benz noted that only exports of passenger cars and commercial vehicles to Russia are frozen until further notice.
Dealer managers say that a number of new brands are not expected in the near future.
Thus, at the official Skoda dealership headquarters in Moscow, the socialbites.ca correspondent was informed that deliveries are not expected at least until the end of the year. Arrival of cars from the Japanese brand Toyota has been suspended indefinitely – this applies to the entire model range, the manager of the official dealership center of the brand, in which Gazeta.ru correspondent asked about the possibility of acquiring a Corolla sedan. , has been clarified.
“It’s the only car left in max configuration, you can take it. There is no information about the new arrivals and the entire model range,” he said.
clarified.
At the same time, within the framework of the sanctions imposed by the Japanese government, forbidden Export of luxury goods to Russia, including cars costing more than $50,000; however, problems are also observed in more affordable cars of the Japanese brand.
However, AvtoVAZ announced Today, with the resumption of car assembly, Lada Granta in simplified trim levels got on the conveyor. Representatives of Lada dealerships in Samara and Tolyatti previously told socialbites.ca that they expect only such cars to arrive in the foreseeable future.
“It is not possible to order a car from the factory under the current conditions, the buyer can choose from the stock of the dealer.
Due to the lack of understanding of the timing of the resumption of local production and car shipments, it is now impossible to make long-term forecasts, ”says Alexei Starikov, deputy general manager of the Avilon automotive sales group. New cars to socialbites.ca.
There is a shortage in all market segments, fewer new cars are left, stocks are running low every day.
Dealers will have sufficient volumes for a trading period of 2 to 5 months,
he states.
“New premium brand cars only have 1-2 months left. It is impossible to order a new car, it can be bought only on availability, – Sergei Pletnev, Managing Director of the Avtodom group of companies of the brands BMW, Mini and BMW Motorrad, notes in an interview with socialbites.ca. “The situation should not be expected to improve until the geopolitical situation stabilizes.”