Across the market, shortages and thinner inventories have pushed many brands to adjust their pricing. Not only European and Japanese automakers, but even Chinese manufacturers have revisited their price lists. On several brand sites, price updates were slow to appear, and in some cases the brands stopped listing prices altogether. The trend is clear: costs are rising, and the pace varies by maker and model segment.
According to Avtostat, Chinese cars have led the way in price increases, with Haval showing substantial jumps and Great Wall also posting notable gains. The shifts described place Chery and Exeed in the next tier, with price growth in the mid-20s to high-20s percent for both brands. The company Unending then followed, with price increases ranging roughly from the high teens to the mid-twenties. In fourth and fifth positions, BMW and Hyundai also posted gains, though more modest, with increases broadly in the low to mid-teens. The pattern suggests that the entire lineup saw price bumps, not just a few isolated models, reflecting broader supply chain pressures and currency dynamics affecting the price structure across the board.
How did car prices rise in Russia during the first half of April 2022? The data shows a sharp, early-month surge as buyers experienced the impact of supply constraints and settlement costs, with the following brands recording the strongest increases in order of impact:
- Haval (3460%)
- Great Wall (5054%)
- Chery (25-29%)
- Exeed (25-29%)
- infinite (18-26%)
- BMW (12-26%)
- Hyundai (6-16%)
- Genesis (7-15%)
- Suzuki (10-13%)
- FAW (6-10%)
- Dongfeng (4.8-5.5%)
In most cases, the prices for the entire range moved upward, reflecting a market adjusting to disrupted supply lines, fluctuating raw material costs, and shifting regional demand. The spread of increases across brands—from premium to mainstream—illustrates a broad recalibration rather than isolated bumps on select models. Buyers faced a mix of higher sticker prices and, in some cases, revised financing conditions as automakers navigated the pressures of a volatile economic backdrop. The overall message from the period remains clear: price elasticity in the automotive market was tightening, and shoppers should expect a careful balance of inventory availability, model choice, and total ownership cost during the period studied.