Annual price gains and market leadership for the Grant
In a single year the best selling model in the Russian car market rose in value by 14.5 percent, reaching 78.5 percent depending on the region. The first digit represents the year’s price increase in Lipetsk, while the second reflects Krasnodar. This data comes from the 110km.ru aggregator. The source notes that the Grant remains the market’s leader despite a dramatic sales drop of 77 percent from the previous year.
The model led sales both in June with 3,305 units and in the first half of the year with 23,387 units. Its closest challengers, the Lada Vesta and the Kia Rio, sold about half as many vehicles. Analysts expect the Grant to extend its lead as production resumes after the pause, though regional pricing will differ for buyers. In the Urals the average price for the most affordable Grant sits at 796,213 rubles, while in the southern part of Russia buyers are paying a higher average of 1,073,120 rubles.
Here is how the price for the most affordable version changed from early August 2021 to late July 2022 in two major Russian capitals. In Moscow the average price for a new Grant rose from 657,314 rubles to 969,000 rubles, an increase of 47.4 percent. In St. Petersburg the price rose from 630,691 rubles to 822,160 rubles, an increase of 30.3 percent.
- Grants have been equipped with anti crisis features, and ERA-GLONASS will reappear on Russian assembled cars soon.
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