Since the beginning of the year (during 7 months), 78,460 cars were imported from Japan to Russia, which were registered for private individuals, according to Avtostat, a third more than in 7 months of 2021. By comparison, dealers sold 368,850 new cars from January to July. in Russia (AEB data), including domestic. Why is the demand for right-hand drive cars soaring? It’s all about their price.
At auctions in Japan you can buy cars produced in 2011-2019 at prices ranging from 600,000 to 1.6 million rubles.
“One of the most popular now is the Honda Freed: 1.5-liter engine, 4WD drive, 2012, for 850 thousand rubles in Novosibirsk (estimated prices), – Alena Gulina, representative of the Siberia-Japanese company, told Novosibirsk Online – In second place – Toyota Corolla Fielder, 1.5 liters, 4WD, 2019, for 1.13 million rubles.In third – Toyota Esquire, a 2015 hybrid for 1.64 million rubles.
The most popular models are also Toyota Passo for 560 thousand rubles (2011), Honda Vezel crossover for 1.46 million rubles (2015), Mazda CX-5 for 1.57 million rubles (2019).