This year, the car market exceeded 1 million rubles, the psychological mark for mass-market cars, now it has increased at least twice, along with the average purchase receipt – dealers and market specialists, up to 2 million rubles. For this money, car dealerships offer budget versions of compact crossovers or class B + sedans in decent trim levels. At the same time, car stocks are falling, and car offers on the official websites of companies do not always correspond to the actual availability of the dealership.
“When buying a Renault Kaptur with a 1.6 engine, a “mechanical” and front-wheel drive, we can meet with 2 million rubles. There is a Kaptur with front-wheel drive and a CVT, as well as a diesel Duster. We can also agree on additional discounts of 50-100 thousand rubles until August 7, the director of the Renault Avtorus car dealership in Podolsk, near Moscow, told socialbites.ca correspondent.
According to him, this Renault crossover is in the showroom in a single copy, and newcomers are not expected. At the same time, the sales manager promised that options such as protective mesh or mats on the bumper can be bought as gifts in the cabin.
At the Sim dealer in Moscow, they offer to buy the 2021 Suzuki Vitara base pass at a discount. For 1 million 993 thousand rubles, the car is equipped with a manual transmission and front-wheel drive, as well as some dealer equipment, including a media system with a rear view camera.
2022 Suzuki Vitara crossovers cost 80 thousand rubles more. The dealership manager offered to discuss the final terms of the deal during a personal visit, and also talked about possible gifts up to a set of winter tires.
According to the current price lists of dealers, Hyundai Creta with a 1.6 engine, manual transmission and front-wheel drive in an inexpensive Classic package fits in the amount of 1.9 million rubles.
The car will already have heated seats and an eight-inch media system. To meet the stated budget, the official Hyundai Avtomir dealership headquarters in Moscow offered such a Hyundai Creta, subject to purchase on credit with early repayment and discount savings. They promised to report the final price of the car on the “hood” of the car.
At the same time, sellers say that the offer of cheap Cretan versions is limited due to their high popularity.
“At the moment the base configuration is not available, it will be closer to mid-August. This equipment is considered very popular and must be brought. The distribution of cars will be from August 15 to 21, ”the Hyundai Avantime dealer center in the Moscow Region said.
In the basic Prime configuration, Creta costs 2.1 million rubles, there is a front-wheel drive car for 2.3 million rubles.
According to the official Kia website, dealers in Moscow have at least 25 Kia Seltos crossovers for 1.9-2 million rubles in the initial Classic configuration – with a 1.6 engine, manual transmission and front wheel drive. However, when contacting one of the dealers from the proposed list, it turned out that there are two such cars, but they are sold only with additional equipment, and their price is already much higher – 2.4 million rubles.
“There is a Kia Rio X in Luxe configuration on a budget of 2 million rubles
– with automatic transmission, heated seats, steering wheel and windshield, climate control, an eight-inch monitor, mobile phone connection, ”said the sales manager of the Avtogermes salon.
At the Moscow dealer UAZ Torgmash, they offered to buy a Patriot SUV in the Lux configuration for 1.95 million rubles – with alloy wheels, buttons on the steering wheel and an infotainment system, but with a manual transmission.
The recommended retail price for a car with a gun starts from 1.94 million rubles, but the seller in Moscow did not have such an offer.
“Meeting with 2 million will not work, we have Patriots with deep-tuning machine guns for only 3.1 million rubles.
The car is on display in the showroom,” he said.
According to him, you can buy a domestic SUV in the basic version for 1.6 million rubles in cash. Also, Patriot is covered by the government concessional loan program.
At the Klyuchavto headquarters, they are ready to offer, for 1.8 million rubles, a Volkswagen Polo with a 1.6 engine, an automatic transmission and a Status package (one step below the maximum), or a similarly equipped Skoda Rapid and a Nissan Terrano. cross over. The manual transmission Kia Soul fits in the same budget.
“Within 2 million rubles you can barely get a Soul, but with a gun.
There are still cars, but no new deliveries, and the fewer cars, the more expensive they are,” he said.
As an alternative to cars of brands that have stopped production and delivery, he proposed to consider the Chinese crossover Chery Tiggo 4.
According to the official website of Chery, at the moment more than 370 Tiggo 4s are available for online booking in Russia. The budget of 2.2 million rubles includes a car in the initial Comfort configuration with a 113-horsepower engine, manual transmission and front-wheel drive. In the Geely and Haval model range there are no cars cheaper than 2 million rubles when buying cash – more favorable conditions can be obtained only when applying for a loan and handing over an old car for exchange.
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The shift in demand for Chinese brands was noted by representatives of large dealer holdings.
“The supply of Chinese cars continues, and the shortage of cars and parts is less noticeable. The press service of the Avtospetstsentr group of companies told socialbites.ca that there are no prerequisites for significant price adjustments for new cars, while attendance at dealers is traditionally low in the summer.”
They stated that Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, in particular, is available in dealers that can be purchased for 1 million 955 thousand rubles, taking into account discounts and bonuses, and Geely Coolray prices start from 1.8 million rubles.
“The availability of cars in the price category up to 2 million rubles is now quite good, there is a choice. Prices have not changed recently, but have been steadily held at the same level.
Demand for these models, on the other hand, is consistently moderate, as well as the automobile market as a whole. ”
Andrey Kamensky, marketing director of the Avilon automobile group, tells socialbites.ca.
Especially with a car purchase budget of 2 million rubles, you can consider Volkswagen Polo, Kia Rio and Cerato, Hyundai Solaris and Creta. In addition, there are offers for Chinese brands from 1.3 million rubles, including discounts, Kamensky gives an example.
New car sales in Russia have been growing moderately for the third week in a row, according to the latest data from the analytical agency Avtostat. Especially in the last week of July, more than 9.2 thousand new vehicles were sold compared to 7.3 thousand vehicles at the beginning of the month.