Russians Want to Buy Moskvich 3 Crossovers with Manual Transmissions, But Have to Buy with CVT. Why?

It's all about the shortage of cars with manual transmissions, and the factory is in no hurry to produce more of these cars

The sales structure of Moskvich 3 gasoline crossovers has become known. As you know, the model is currently represented by one top configuration with two versions of gearboxes to choose from – manual and CVT. It turned out that the CVT version accounts for 85 percent of sales, but at the same time, many are interested in the manual transmission version. Why did this happen? Sergey Novoselsky, Director of Marketing and IT of the Petrovsky Group of Companies, commented on the situation.

Photo: Sergey Mikheev/RG<br>
Photo: Sergey Mikheev/RG

«The demand for Moskvich cars with a manual transmission is significant, about half of the customers are interested in them. As the availability of the corresponding configurations grows, I believe that the sales volume of versions with "mechanics" will grow and amount to 20-25%», — he said.

«At the same time, I do not think that the manufacturer will go to fully satisfy the demand for "mechanics". Still, the gradual abandonment of it is a global trend, and the difference in price, especially when buying a car on credit, is not critical. Therefore, "transferring" such customers to a CVT looks more appropriate, both from the point of view of the manufacturer and from the point of view of dealers», — added Sergey Novoselsky.

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Rossiyskaya gazeta
2023-04-11 13:32:24 Cars Moskvich
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