Russian new car market split in half between domestic and imported models in November

Half of sales were cars imported into Russia

In November 2024, the Russian market for new passenger cars was split in half between cars produced domestically and those imported from abroad.

According to information from «Автостат», 36% of total sales were cars of Russian brands, such as Lada, UAZ, «Москвич», Evolute, Xcute, Aurus, Solaris, «Соллерс» and «Амберавто». Another 14% were foreign cars assembled in Russia, including Haval, BAIC, Kaiyi, SWM and Forthing.

The remaining 50% of cars were imported into Russia, of which 41% came through official import channels, and 9% through parallel imports. The majority of imported cars came from China.

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