Russia Auto Thread

[VCheng]

After Western companies left Russia in 2022, it will take a good 5 to 10 years for the Russian market to fully recover. First thing is they need to do is bring all the factories back online, and then build additional factories to build more cars locally.

But what is the size of this domestic market in terms of annual sales?

 

[Yommie]

But what is the size of this domestic market in terms of annual sales?

It used to be one of the biggest in Europe. They don't have a lot of people. Only 140 million. But they had a lot of cars after Cold War ended in 1991. It has so far recovered back to top 5 in Europe.

Russian car market returns to the top five European leaders in 2023

The Russian car market, which in 2022 for the first time in modern history fell out of the top five European leaders, at the end of last year was able to somewhat restore its position, taking fifth place in the European championship. According to the data obtained by the agency

eng.autostat.ru

 

[VCheng]

It used to be one of the biggest in Europe. They don't have a lot of people. Only 140 million, but they had a lot of cars. It has so far recovered back to top 5 in Europe.

Russian car market returns to the top five European leaders in 2023

The Russian car market, which in 2022 for the first time in modern history fell out of the top five European leaders, at the end of last year was able to somewhat restore its position, taking fifth place in the European championship. According to the data obtained by the agency

eng.autostat.ru

So how many annual sales now?

Edit: Just over one million in 2023. Thanks.

 

[Yommie]

So how many annual sales now?

Edit: Just over one million in 2023. Thanks.

It's less compared to pre 2022. I think the article mentioned something like 1 million sales compared to 2 million in Germany.

 

[VCheng]

It's less compared to pre 2022. I think the article mentioned something like 1 million sales compared to 2 million in Germany.

No wonder all these factories are coming up.

 

[Yommie]

No wonder all these factories are coming up.

Probably need 10 more factories, including 1 in the third biggest city Novosibirsk and 2 in the far east Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.

 

[Yommie]

Beijing Auto's BJ40 is the first Chinese brand SUV built in Russia

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[Yommie]

Beijing Auto's BJ40 is the first foreign brand offroad SUV built in Russia. While it is true Russia has built Cadillac Escalade, it is not classed as an offroad SUV. BJ40 is similar to Jeep Wrangler, Toyota 4Runner.

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[Yommie]

Yibin city / Chery's Kaiyi X7 Kunlun is the biggest Chinese brand crossover built in Russia to date

Kaiyi Kunlun - Wikipedia

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[Yommie]

Yibin city / Chery's Kaiyi E5 is a neat little sedan and one of the first Chinese brand models built in Russia

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[Yommie]

New car sales soar in Russia – data

Sales of new passenger vehicles in Russia spiked by nearly 70% last year, according to Autostat analytics agency

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13 Jan, 2024 11:32

New car sales soar in Russia – data​

Lada was the best-selling brand in the domestic market in 2023, followed by China’s Chery and Haval

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New passenger car sales in Russia skyrocketed in 2023, data from Autostat analytics agency showed this week. As of the end of the year, 1.06 million new cars were sold in the country, a 69% increase against 2022, the agency said.
In December alone, 119,454 cars were sold, more than double the amount recorded in the same month in 2022.
Russian Lada remained the top-selling brand, with a market share of 30.65% (against 27.89% in 2022). A total of 324,446 Lada cars were sold in the country last year. The top three brands also included Chinese Chery (11.24% of the market with 118,950 vehicles) and Haval (10.55% with 111,720 units).
According to Autostat, sales of Chinese cars in Russia outpaced those produced by any other country in 2023. Chinese models currently take up six positions in the ranking of the ten best-selling brands in the country. Apart from Chery and Haval, the top ten also includes Geely, which sold 93,553 units (8.84% of the market), Changan (4.51% with 47,765 units), Exeed (3.98% with 42,152 units), and Omoda (3.97% with 41,983 units).
Meanwhile, South Korean Hyundai and Kia sales in Russia plunged last year, by 54.4% and 48.9% in annual terms, respectively. Sales of Japanese Toyota cars also dropped, by 18.5% to 23,318 units.

The Russian-made LADA Granta remained the best-selling passenger model in the country for the second year in a row. Its sales in 2023 amounted to roughly 195,910 units. The Haval Jolion crossover was the top-selling foreign car with 55,550 units. The top five also included LADA Niva Travel, LADA Vesta, and Chery Tiggo 7 PRO Max.

 

[Yommie]

Moskvitch 6 is the Moskvitch brand's second model after Moskvitch 3 / 3e. It is rebadged JAC Sehol A5 Plus built at Moscow's Moskvitch car factory

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an in depth look at Yibin city / Chery's Kaiyi E5 mid size sedan which is one of the first Chinese brand cars built in Russia

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Yibin city / Chery's Kaiyi X3 / X3 Pro is a cute little crossover and one of the first Chinese brand cars built in Russia

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[Yommie]

Haval will open plants in Russia in early 2024

Production of engines at the Haval plant (part of the Great Wall Motor concern) in the Uzlovaya industrial park in the Tula region may begin in early 2024. The executive director of Haval Motor Rus, Andrey Akifev, told the TASS agency about this, noting that the construction of the engine...

eng.autostat.ru

Haval will open plants in Russia in early 2024​

30.10.23

Production of engines at the Haval plant (part of the Great Wall Motor concern) in the Uzlovaya industrial park in the Tula region may begin in early 2024. The executive director of Haval Motor Rus, Andrey Akifev, told the TASS agency about this, noting that the construction of the engine production facility is almost complete.
Let us remind you that Haval began construction of the first foreign Great Wall Motor plant in Russia for the production of engines in 2020. The new enterprise is located on the territory of the brand’s modern plant in the Uzlovaya industrial park in the Tula region and will occupy an area of more than 10 thousand square meters.
Investments in the project at the time of its launch amounted to 4 billion rubles. The planned production capacity of the new model production plant is 80 thousand units per year. The company, as stated, will assemble engines for more than 90% of Haval cars in Russia.