New LCV and pick-up in 2018 exceeded 120 thousand

The market for new pickups and LCV grew up in 2018 2.2%

According RAMR sales of new light commercial vehicles (LCV) and "joined them" pickups (Pickups) at the end of 2018 grew by 2.2% in comparison to 2017 year and amounted to 120,75 thousand

The fourth quarter growth rate (but not the actual value of sales) were in the negative zone, due to the relatively high base last year, in addition, in December the growth in actual sales was quite high due to the upcoming increase of VAT by 2%.

Occupying the largest market share of new LCV (40,5%) AZ GAS in 2018 the period under review boosted sales to 48.88 million (+2.2 per cent).

Upgraded UAZ Pro has become easier and more practical (in the photo the new a refrigerator truck with LPG)

In second place is traditionally UAZ (the share is 17.8%), albeit with a drop in sales of 10.4% to 21.52 thousand

An honorable 3rd place in the LCV market and the leadership among foreign cars the Ford Transit is also due to the wide range of special versions, up to the ambulances

 the Leader in the LCV segment-cars Ford (the proportion of the total market – of 9.5%) increased sales by 30.5% to 11.52 thousand Fourth place went to LADA (share of 7.1%) with a decline of 2.5% to 8.56 million (only vans Largus and vis pickups are considered separately), and rounded out the Top 5 Volkswagen +9.6% to 7.44 thousand (market share of 6.2%). Leader in sales growth has become the brand of Renault (13th place) with sales growth of more than 3 times up to 0.99 THD Largest drop in the Top 15 showed FIAT (12th place) from 47.8% to 1.19 thousand in addition, among the Top 15 new LCV and pickups showed negative sales dynamics – Mercedes-Benz (there is information that the Assembly of tsmf MB Sprinter Classic in Nizhny Novgorod suspended), Toyota (Hilux pickup only), Citroen and Isuzu.

A leader in the implementation of the new LCV and pickups in the country remains Moscow market which rose 4.4% to 17.49 thousand followed by Moscow oblast from 10.81 million (+3.7%) and Saint Petersburg from 7.99 million (+5.4 percent). Fourth place in the Krasnodar region (thousand of 4.72 +9%), and the five regions of Tatarstan closes (3.8 thousand, of-2.1%). The largest increase was observed in Tyumen region – by 18.8% to 1.77 million, the largest drop – in the Rostov region – 14.2%.