In Russia, cars from China are more expensive due to customs duties, increasing the dealer’s recycling meeting and margin. In an interview with ura.ru announced National Automobile Association Vice President Jan Haitser.
“In China, the car is cheaper, because the seller has a small margin, all profit is obtained due to the sales and maintenance of the purchased vehicle. In addition, the production cost is lower than ours, because almost all technologies are at hand,” he said.
According to the expert, when the car is imported to Russia, 48% for customs payment is added to the transportation costs and the price of Utilsbor. The total price of the machine doubles – 2.1 million rubles.
It happened before that KnownFollowing the results of the first quarter of 2025 in Russia, the sale of new cars of all segments decreased by 27%. A total of 287.2 thousand cars were sold during this period. In March, car sales fell by 45%.
Thus, 245 thousand cars were sold (-26%), LCV-24 thousand (-16%), trucks-15.4 thousand (-46%), buses are 2.5 thousand (-55%). In addition, 2.1 thousand new electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter, 67% less than the same period of 2024.
Avtostat Sergey Tselikov President Spent He learned that the main reason for reducing the demand for new automobiles in our country is a survey in the telegraph channel. To reduce car demand, this was called 63% of the participants.
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