The share of Russian brands in the domestic market of new passenger cars reached 43.3% in August. The last time such an indicator was recorded was in 2006. This was reported by the press service of Gazprombank Autoleasing.

In total, 48.8 thousand passenger cars were sold in the last month of summer, which is 37% more than in August 2025.

Alexander Kornev, Head of the Department for Work with Importers at Gazprombank Autoleasing, stated that the last time such high demand for domestic cars was 20 years ago. At that time, AvtoVAZ sold more than 600 thousand Lada cars per year, and mass sales of foreign cars had not yet begun.

In August, the top 5 sales among Russian brands included:

• Lada (27.1 thousand units)
• Tenet (12.2 thousand units)
• Jeland (2.4 thousand units)
• Evolute (1.9 thousand units)
• Moskvich (1.5 thousand units)

Gazprombank Autoleasing believes that over 50 thousand cars of domestic brands will be sold in September.

Earlier, AvtoVAZ stated that they produce as many cars as can be sold on the domestic market. At the same time, the manufacturer plans to update its model range during 2026-2027.