In August, Niva became the most popular SUV on the Russian car market. This is evident from the figures published by the AEB on the sale of new passenger cars in the past summer month. It should be borne in mind that under the name Lada Niva AvtoVAZ now understands a family consisting of two models – in terms of statistics, the national brand is won by Niva Legend and Niva Travel.
Both models returned to production in the summer of 2022 and sold a total production run of 2,327 cars – 1111 less than in August last year, but compared to some neighbors in the segment, the drop doesn’t seem catastrophic.
However, Haval Jolion and Geely Coolray, which are in second and third place, have generally been added over the past year: dealers sold 1,921 (+1227 units) and 1035 Russians (+275 units) cars respectively. The top-5 of the SUV segment is closed by the once unconditionally leading Hyundai Creta (796 cars, 4706 (!) less than a year earlier) and Kia Seltos, resulting in 688 buyers (-670 units).
The top ten also includes UAZ Patriot, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Geely Atlas Pro and Hyundai Santa Fe. With the exception of Geely, which did not hit the market last year, all models listed in August 2022 sold significantly worse than a year earlier.
- And the Niva was also noticed in the US – it entered the list of the most reliable SUVs in history.
- “Driving” can now be viewed on RuTube.
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