The car market in June, is firmly left in a minus

4 July 2019

Sales of new cars and LCVs in June decreased 3.3%, and for six months – by 2.4%

In June, the market of passenger cars and LCVs in Russia according to AEB decreased by 3.3% to 151 units 180
Chairman of the AEB automobile manufacturers Committee Joerg Schreiber commented on the results of the first half of 2019 in a disappointing way: "After 6 months of 2019, we see a market which decreased by 2.4% compared to the previous year and the second quarter was more difficult than the first. Expectations for the market in the second half of the year, not better. It is clear that the growth of the market in 2019 – more than unrealistic scenario. Even with a positive trend in the second half of the year, the best that could be hope of repeating the result of last year's sales".
In January-June, the market fell to 849 221 units (-2,4%).

The top 30 brands in the Russian market in June and 6 months 2019

Among the Top 10 brands for June in terms of sales leaders traditionally LADA with a 30 768 units (-2%), and the best result... the outgoing Ford +43% (6146 units) due to the large campaign of discounts. The worst result – the Nissan from -26% to 5450 units In the Top 10 for June sales rose only 2 brands, and all the other fell.
Outside the Top 10 increased sales of the only two brands: Haval – 4.4% to 725 units and Geely – almost 4% to 944 units.
Over half of the Top 10 brands increased sales of the five brands (more than in the Skoda with +10% to 39 828 units), and half of the brands fell, and, most of all, Ford (-18% to 21 027 units).
Among the other brands all grew more in the first half: Geely – 3.8 times to 4032 units and 3 times in Haval – to 3492 units and 56% from Genesis to 1061 units and 45% have Jeep up to 995 units, the Largest decline again at SsangYong (-95% to 4 units, although in fact already left the Russian market. Uzbek Ravon will return in the second half, he again certified in Russia, model R3.

The group share of the AVTOVAZ-Renault-Nissan (includes Datsun and Infiniti brands) on the market in June amounted to 33,4% (-1% compared to the same month in 2018), and for the half – year to 34.1% (+0,1%). Thus the actual decline in the Group's sales in June amounted to -6,3% to 50 450 units, and in 6 months minus 2% to 603 282 units.

The top selling models in June is a series of LADA Granta with 11 609 units (+26.4 per cent). She is the leader and over 6 months with 63 982 units (+40.1 per cent). Second place keeps LADA Vesta with 8947 units, despite a decline in June by 9.1%, but with the growth of 12.4% for the first half (up to 55 784 units).
Although fall above the market, but still securely closes the top three best-selling KIA Rio in June with 8282 units (-6%) and 6 months from 47 431 units (-8%). Models Hyundai – Solaris and Creta have swapped places in the rating, so the 4th place for the sedan with 6023 units (-5,9%), and best of crossview in June only 5-th result (5955 units +3.2 per cent). For the half year, on the contrary, ahead of Creta c 34 629 units (+4.2 percent), and Solaris closes the Top 5 with 30 710 units (minus 9.3%).