In 2025, Russia left China, ten units of automatic brands. reports Kommersant newspaper referring to the interviewed experts and dealers.
The main reason for this is a low level of sales that requires a decrease in the profitability of the halls and the termination of the franchises. The number of Chinese brands entering the Russian market has exceeded the capabilities.
According to experts, problems related to excessive trial warehouses, high lending rates and small consumer activities, Oting, Kaiyi, Swm, Livan, Vgv and Mg.
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Well, data Gazprombank Autolizing, in the first quarter of 2025 213 showrooms of Chinese brands are already closed – This is 3.2 times higher than 2024. The reason for this is that Chinese companies began to lose investors collectively. Most car dealers closed by brand manufacturers Bestune, Kaiyi and DFM.
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At the same time, in the top 10 brands in the number of internal work, the stamps are first Geely, Jaecoo, Jetour and Liauto.
Under whose coup
Experts who participated in the survey by Gazeta.ru, Russian sellers have begun to refuse to extend the loss of contracts with Chinese brands, we are talking about companies with extremely low sales.
“Sales per dealer Less than 20 cars per monthThere is absolutely no economic impact, ”says the Russian automobile dealers (road) association (road) former president Oleg Moseev.
According to data, in the first half of 2024, Kaiyi car companies sold about 20 cars per dealer (produced in autotord and enters Cheri)Skywell, SWM, Haima and VGV. At the same time Kommersant emphasizes:
The Skywell brand has already left the Russian market – dealers did not make a contract with him.
In 2025, Chinese brands, Avilon Automobile Group Deputy General Manager Renat Tyukteev’in will leave Russia for political reasons to reduce the risk of sanction, he said. However, after officials leave the market, companies can use the camouflage brand to distribute the same cars.
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In January, Rolf Nikolai Ivanov is the Director of New Cars Department announced In a speech with Prime, it will lead to the fact that all these factors will be recorded in 2025 in Russia’s sale of Chinese cars.
According to estimates, new automobile sales will pass 15-17 % With annual terms. As Ivanov explained, especially due to low demand for some brands, dealers have to artificially underestimate prices to sell them, which leads to losses.
People will be fired
Automatic Expert Sergei Tsyganov said that with the fall of sales, the market will be rejected in the market. Serious abbreviations should be expected in dealership assets that decide to close the unprofitable car dealers. This type is minus 30-50, even 100 people entering the labor market.
Now, abbreviations may affect non -formal or semi -formal employees.
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“Logic is simple: the lower the automobile sales, the less they need people selling their volumes. This applies to the entire chain – from production to the Service of Machines. There will be a decrease in all stages.”
There is still a chance
However, Oleg Moseev said it was too early to end all derelict brands. According to him, some can still establish business in Russia, for example, newcomers on the market.
In addition, despite the mass exit, the main producers from China maintain their leadership positions. For example, the Chery 206 surgical hall continues to rating, Changan (200 locations) is second and Geely (199 showroom).
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Source: Gazeta

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