The price of Lada Niva Travel SUV, one of the most popular cars on the market in Russia, increased the most during the year. In this respect reports analytical agency “Avtostat”. If in January 2023 it cost 998.9 thousand rubles, then at the beginning of 2024 its minimum price increased by 20% to 1.2 million rubles.
In addition, prices for the popular Lada Vesta increased by 10.5% (1.24 million rubles) during the year. Omoda C5 crossover has become more expensive by 10.3% (2.68 million rubles).
Lada Granta, Haval Jolion, Lada Niva Legend, Geely Coolray, Chery Tiggo 4 Pro and Geely Monjaro cars are also in demand in Russia. During the year, their values increased in the range of 2% to 4.3%.
It happened before that knownIt is stated that the minimum cost of a new foreign car in Russia, which is currently around 2.8 million rubles, may increase to 3-3.2 million rubles in 2024. Growth may be affected by the ruble exchange rate. The main currency is the dollar, so the higher its value, the higher the car prices. This primarily concerns parallel imports. Another factor is the recycling fee; new rates add 300 thousand rubles or more to the cost of the car.
Previously reportedRussians now have money to buy new cars.