Unfortunately, the slow recovery of the Russian auto market has come to a halt. After the most disastrous result in May (27458 new cars), sales grew every month: June – 32731 units, July – 35583, August – 42593, September – 44398. But in October (more precisely, September 21) this trend it stopped. According to the agency Autostat, in the tenth month of this year 43,308 new cars were registered (including official and “parallel” sales). This is 2.5% less than in September. And compared to October last year, our market collapsed by 63.1%.
Top 25 New Car Brands in October 2022 (pcs.)
Lada also sank a bit, although this brand still accounts for almost 40% of sales: 17,113 cars in October. Kia (2738 cars) has already left the top three market leaders, and now the Chinese brands Haval (4316) and Chery (3838) have firmly established themselves in the ranking after Lada. And only five Chinese brands showed sales growth in October: Haval, Great Wall, Changan, JAC and Exeed. Overall, Chinese cars accounted for nearly 30% of all sales.
Top 25 New Car Models in October 2022 (pcs.)
Lada Granta (10,978 cars in October) remains the Russian bestseller, occupying more than a quarter of the entire market. And in second place, with a huge delay, is the Haval Jolion crossover assembled by Tula (3049). Vesta and Largus are already running out of supplies, but Niva Travel and Niva Legend, who are back on the conveyor belt, have joined the top five. Among the surprises, sales of Hyundai Elantra sedans more than doubled (434 units): in the summer a large batch of these cars arrived from Korea.
In just ten months of 2022, 518,000 new cars were sold in Russia. This is almost 60% less than in the same period last year. In the January-October period, Lada accounted for 26% of sales (134,000 cars).
