Cars LCVs hit the import substitution

In February, LCV foreign brands put domestic models on the blades

In February on the Russian market of new LCV (according to the "AUTOSTAT info") cars were clearly more successful than domestic counterparts (+32,5% to 2461 units) against -6,4% to 4872 units domestic models. In the result the total figure of registration of the LCV market showed an increase of 3.8% to 7333 units.

In the two months since the beginning of the year growth amounted to 5.7% to 13 937 units Respectively foreign cars showed +26,2% to 4409 units, and Russian brands went down by 1.7% to 9528 units.

Among the regions leader in February and in January-February was North Caucasus Federal district, respectively, with 39.3 per cent and 50.3 per cent (the share in the Park 3.1 percent), but the main Park (Park share of 36.4% and 37.1%, respectively) of the Central Federal district showed growth in demand for LCVs only on, respectively, 1.4% and 7%.

Of brands in February, the best growth was shown by Renault – 26.5 times, although in a small volume of 132 units Significantly increased the Ford brand showed an increase by 92.5% to 745 units. 

From domestic brands "Esprit de corps" was supported only by the GAS with increase of 9.6% (up to 3396 units), but the other two UAZ and LADA fell, respectively, by 24.5% (to 1155 units) and 44.5% (321 units). Of cars the largest drop showed Iveco with -37,2% (27 units), Fiat with -31,8% (88 units) and Hyundai with -27,3% (up to 104 units). 

With the beginning of the year also leads the Renault brand, whose registration has jumped 14.2% to 255 units. Third place in the dynamics showed Ford (+71,7% to 1243 units) and sales were third in the market. Sales of GAS increased by 7.4 per cent to 6,300 units, provided it is sealed for the lead, but behind him, sales of UAZ decreased by 12.1% to 2556 units of Such a debacle, no doubt caused by the completion of government programs to upgrade the Park as ambulances and ambulances, and school buses, which accounted for a significant portion of fleet sales of Ulyanovsk automobile plant, although a number of agencies continues to actively purchase its archaic vans-loaf, for example, "Mail of Russia". 

But the collapse of the LADA with -27,1% to 672 units causing issues, as the model, but obviously in the most competitive segment of the LAV (commercial vans on the basis of the increased capacity), i.e. "heels".  

A four-digit bar sales took another only Mercedes-Benz (+2%, 1095 units). Compared to other more confidently restore the sales of Peugeot (+48,6 thousand to 275 units) and Citroen (+40.2% to 349 units).

Switch demand for foreign cars is on the background stabilization of the economy and increase credit availability against the background of lower inflation and stabilize the ruble.

Among the models of the rating registration leads "GAZelle NEXT" with an increase of 18% (up to 1782 units). And, here outdated Gas series  (if not distracted by individual models, and to consider them in the aggregate) showed, respectively: -7,6% (up to 1151 units) for "GAZelle BUSINESS" and, conversely, an increase of 35% (to 463 units) for "Sobol BUSINESS". 

"Good old" commercial range UAZ, i.e. "loaf" and "tadpoles" showed a check in the amount of 998 units, almost one-third worse than last year (-32,6%), which still allowed her to take third place in the market. Latest Ulyanovsk lorry "Pro", sold in February in the amount of 144 units and the beginning of the year in the amount of 327 units Respectively, the share of new products in total sales of the brand rose in February to 12.5%, so that today one in eight UAZ is exactly the same "Pros". However, prior sales, comparable to the leading GAZelle NEXT, it is still very far.

For the first two months among the new models the best result LCV Ford Transit (+68,6% to 1221 units). The market leader – GAZelle growth was 21.6% (up to 3346 units.). The old series of "BUSINESS GAZelle" has fallen on -16,8% (up to 2067 units) and inferior even to the family of the old commercial UAZ (-22,1% to 2193 units). By the way, a series of "Sobol BUSINESS" increased by 40.6% to 887 units.

In Moscow the LCV market, by contrast, has already firmly turned negative and in February (-4,1% to 1108 units), and in January-February (forecast to be minus 4.6% to 2005 units). The greatest increase of registrations in the capital market in February was the new Peugeot Boxter (+86,4% to 41 units), and Renault Dokker (26 units sales since the end of last year). Bestseller market is "GAZelle NEXT" growth by 29.4% (to 207 units). Second place went to a diverse series Ford Transit (+62.6 per cent to 161 units), and the third is a premium minivan Mercedes – Benz V-klasse (+17,4%, 81 units). From the beginning, the market leaders also unchanged: "GAZelle NEXT" (+19% to 382 units) and Ford Transit (+52,8%, 275 units), but the third position was occupied by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ((-68,5%, to 129 units), however, ahead of MB V-klasse only 5 units In a more General scale Mercedes-Benz lost to Ford in the competition for the capital market, undoubtedly, for the reason that from the streets of Moscow removed minibuses which replaced the regular shichibukai, mainly on the basis of Ford.

In addition, of course, took place and the credit policy of different brands, since the debut of the new generation MB Sprinter in Europe for the Russian market are not so important. Failure in the capital of LADA Largus van (-59,3% and 46 units in February and -37,4% and 109 units in January-February) due to a significant strengthening of competition from imported cars.

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