The export of passenger cars in Russia fell in 2018 for Skoda

27 February 2019

Shipments abroad of passenger cars from Russia has fallen in 2018 on 26%

According to the analytical Agency "AUTOSTAT", in 2018 exports of passenger cars from Russia beyond the Eurasian economic Union (EEU) was only 28.7 thousand Is 26% below the previous year's result. This decline in domestic autoexport occurred due to reduction of supply in the Czech Republic (due to the termination of the life cycle of crossover Skoda Yeti, which in the previous two years delivered at home because of Russia – s automobile GAS, where was its CKD-Assembly). However, the Czech Republic remains the most popular country outside the EEU, despite the fact that the volume of exports here fell last year by almost 60% to 6.4 thousand Second place in the ranking of countries remains neighboring Ukraine, where last year it was delivered 4.1 thousand cars (however, in December of 2018 took the LADA brand in the local market only 25-th position, and the entire range of Skoda Ukrainians collect themselves at the plant near Uzhgorod). A little less absorbed in Uzbekistan (4 thousand), who became the third "long" market for Russian cars. In 4th place-Latvia (3.2 thousand), rounded out the Top 5 markets in Azerbaijan (2.6 thousand). The decrease of export from Russia of cars of the brand Skoda has led to the return on the leading position in the domestic LADA from 12.5 thousand To the share of the Skoda had 6.9 thousand export cars assembled in Russia outside the EEU. The Top 5 brands in terms of exports also included Volkswagen (2,3 thousand), Hyundai (1.5 thousand) and Renault (1 million).

Among the export models also returned to normal – on the top again the perennial leader of the Russian avtoexport – truly eternal SUV LADA 4x4 (on the Intro), with 6.9 thousand, well, a Skoda Octavia with a 6 thousand was only in the second position.

"Bronze" took the LADA Vesta 3 thousand,

and the top five also included the Volkswagen Polo sedan (2.2 thousand) and the Hyundai Accent/Solaris (1.1 thousand).