May in the Russian market of new passenger cars and LCVs was the worst in 2 years

7 June 2019

New car sales fell in may by 6.7%, but the LADA market kept

In may, the market of passenger cars and LCVs in Russia according to AEB decreased by 6.7% to 137 624 units.
Chairman of the AEB automobile manufacturers Committee Joerg Schreiber commented on the results of the fifth month of the year 2019: "there is No good news on the car market in may, but instead nearly 7% drop in sales – the most significant decline in 2 years. Of course, one could say, surprisingly warm for this time of year the weather is not helping sales, because a lot of people spend more than usual time outside of the big cities and shopping centers. However, the main reason the current trend is still weak demand due to macroeconomic factors such as growing household spending after the VAT increase at the beginning of the year. This is especially true of the automotive sector, where we have a market that is still adapting to the substantial reduction of government subsidies to stimulate retail sales in the past. We need to see how these factors will affect in the future, but for now we see quite a complicated picture."
In January-may, the market fell by 2.2% to 677 570 units.
 
Among the Top 10 brands in may in terms of sales traditionally is LADA with 28 739 units (+0.3 percent), but the best result was in the Skoda with +17% (6982 units). More than others in the Top 10 fell Nissan  31% to 4076 units two-digit number of incidence showed and Renault (-13% to 10 595 units). Generally in the Top 10 brands in may sales rose only 2 brands, and eight fell, which is very different from that of April (7 in the black, against 3 in the red).
Outside the Top 10 more all has grown the brand Geely – 3.4-fold to 736 units (20-e a place on sales), and Haval – 2.5% to 712 units. (21st place), Datsun (+82% to 1877 units, 16-e a place) and smart (+79% to 243 units, 31-e a place). Most (except the very left the market) fell brand HTM (-88% to 2 units) and Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles (-81% to 113 units) and Lifan (-66% to 452 units) and Honda (-65% to 118 units).  
For 5 months in the Top 10 increased sales from six brands and more for all BMW (+17% to 16 235 u, 10-e a place) and fell in four, and especially Nissan (-13% to 25 889 units, 8-th place). By the way, the outgoing Ford market took off in January-may outside the Top-10 (-30% to 881 units 14, 11-th place).
Among other brands for 5 months more of all sales increased of Geely 3.8% to 3088 units (21-e a place) and Haval 2.8% to 2767 units (24-e a place) and Genesis (+80% to 891 units). The largest decline since the beginning of the year, SsangYong (-95% to 4 units), but this brand is still left the Russian market in April, and of the remaining – u Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles (-77% to 603 units), from Lifan (-61% to 2305 units) and Honda (-58% to 739 units). 
The group share of the AVTOVAZ-Renault-Nissan (includes Datsun and Infiniti brands) on the market in may remained at 33%, and in five months of 34.3%.
 
The top selling models for may there is a series of LADA Granta with 11 095 units (+30,8%). She continues to lead the way in 5 months from 52 373 units (+43,5%). Second place in may and 5 months left for LADA Vesta with 8818 units (+14.9 percent) and 46 837 units (+17.7 percent).
As firmly in the top three best-selling is and KIA Rio with 8365 units (-5,6%) in may and 39 of 149 units (-8,4%) in 5 months. The most popular crossweave – Hyundai Creta is the fourth in may (5781 units,+0,4%), and 5 months (28 674 units,+4.4 per cent).
Top 5 in may and 5 months of locked Hyundai Solaris 5296 units ( -18,1%) and 24 687 units (-10,1%), respectively.