In November the Russian car market grew by 15 %

12 December 2017

The positive trend recorded by most brands

In 2017 sales of new cars in Russia for the first time in several years went up the hill. November was no exception: a fresh batch of statistics said the growth of 15 %. Total sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles is estimated at 152 259 cars. Experts say that it is the best indicator in 2014.

If you take the statistics for the first 11 months, sales volume amounted to 1 430 197 cars, an increase of 11.7 %. At the current moment the Russian market remains in positive territory for the ninth month in a row: the last time a negative trend was recorded in February.

the experts of the Association of European businesses expect that, in General, in 2017 sales will increase by 10.8 %, to 1.58 million vehicles.

the First line in the rating is occupied by "AVTOVAZ" is the largest Russian manufacturer has sold 29 of 163 of the machine, corresponding to growth of 14 %. Also, the three leaders are KIA and Hyundai, but if the first brand has increased its sales volume by 10 % (16 of 106 machines), the second dropped to 3 % (15 284). Also in the top ten most popular brands included Renault (13 373 units, +15 %), Volkswagen (8 995 units, +29 %), Toyota (8 603 units, +6 %), Nissan (7 672 PCs., +28 %), GAS (5 828 units, +14 %), Skoda (5 731 units, + 19%) and Ford (4 922 units, + 29%).

Among the major players in the the worst situation is at the brands UAZ and Audi, their sales slipped by 13 and 19 %, respectively.

Three of the most popular models in Russia for 11 months of 2017 steel KIA Rio (90,5 thousand cars), "Grant" (83 thousand) and "Vesta" (69 thousand).