In January, 420.3 thousand used passenger cars were sold in Russia, which is 29.4% more than a year earlier. This data is provided by the analytical agency "Autostat".
According to Sergey Udalov, Executive Director of the agency, the used car market continues to grow. This is facilitated by favorable discount offers from dealers and expectations of price increases.
The expert drew attention to the fact that the market for new cars also grew in January, and this, as a rule, affects the secondary segment. In addition, Udalov adds, the dynamics were influenced to a certain extent by the low base effect of last year.
Maxim Kadakov, editor-in-chief of the magazine "Za Rulem", believes that the increase in the number of cars in the secondary market may indicate a decrease in purchasing power.
People have no money, they begin to actively buy used cars.
According to the expert, the positive dynamics are mainly due to the resale of inexpensive old cars.
In January, the most popular models in the secondary market were the Russian AvtoVAZ: Lada 2107 "Zhiguli", Lada 2114 "Samara-2" and Lada 2170 "Priora". Sergey Udalov notes that a significant increase in sales of domestic cars in the secondary market is associated with favorable credit offers for new models. In his opinion, the purchase of new Lada cars contributes to the sale of old ones. Maxim Kadakov believes that the popularity of the Russian brand in the secondary market is due to its low cost.
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