According to the results of the first half of the year, the Tesla Model Y electric crossover became the most popular car in the world. reports “Autostat” with a link to Focus2move data. Elon Musk’s brand sold 581 thousand copies of the model in 162 countries, almost 2% more than last year, when the Tesla Model Y first became a bestseller.
Toyota Corolla ranked second with 544 thousand units (+5.7%). Toyota RAV4 ranked third (498 thousand units, +23.2%).
Ford F-Series (411 thousand units) and Kia K5 (373 thousand units) also ranked first. Honda CR-V (362 thousand units) in sixth place, Chevrolet Silverado (328 thousand units) in seventh place and Hyundai Tucson (296 thousand units) in eighth place.
It happened before that knownIn the first six months of 2024, about 700 thousand new cars were sold in Russia – most of them (400 thousand) were from Chinese car brands, the rest (200 thousand) were sold by the domestic manufacturer AvtoVAZ.
The fleet of Chinese passenger cars in Russia is expected to increase by 28.3% to 1.86 million units by 2024. Thus, the share of brands from the Middle Kingdom will increase to 4%. According to analysts, with this trend, in a few years, Chinese cars will enter the top 5 in the domestic market, leaving behind French (6%) and American (7%) cars.
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Source: Gazeta
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