In the next two years, the share of Chinese car brands in Russia will increase and may reach 90% by 2025. However, among the most popular brands now are Belgee, Knewstar, Xcite, "Moskvich" and Tenet.
In 2025–2026, a further increase in the share of Chinese cars on the market is expected. Currently, this figure exceeds 80% of total imports, and according to forecasts by Renat Tyukteev, Deputy General Director for Sales of New Cars at Avilon Group, it may approach 90% by the end of 2025.
At the same time, Sergey Tselikov, director of Avtostat, believes that the share of Chinese cars may decrease due to the emergence of new Russian-Chinese brands on the market.
Now a new trend has appeared, pseudo-Russian brands have replaced Chinese cars. Therefore, formally the Chinese are decreasing, but Belgee, Knewstar, Xcite, "Moskvich" and so on are increasing. If Chery still decides to rename the entire brand to Tenet, then the share of conditionally Chinese cars will be less, since the twin brands are \"eating away\" at the Chinese.
Nikolai Ivanov, head of the new car department at Rolf, believes that in the coming years the share of Chinese brands in the market will remain at 60%.
In turn, Andrey Olkhovsky, General Director of the Avtodom group of companies, believes that in 2025 the market for car sales from China will be divided. The most affordable Chinese models and the most expensive models in the premium and luxury segments will be of greatest interest.
The budget segment will be covered by people who can afford to buy a car with minimal financial leverage. And the premium and luxury segments are for those who don’t need financial leverage, who buy for cash and often even without selling their previous car.
Earlier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia updated the list of cars that are subject to luxury tax. This list now includes Chinese models.
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