According to the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, for the first three months of 2020, Moscow residents bought 54.7 thousand new cars. This is a 13.1% increase in compare with YOY basis.
The leadership in the local market belongs to the Korean brand KIA - in the 1st quarter, 7.6 thousand new such cars appeared on the roads of the capital (+ 13.9%). Another Korean manufacturer - Hyundai - is the second one, its indicator for the reporting period reached 5.6 thousand cars (+ 15.6%). German brand Volkswagen finished the top-3 in the Moscow market, the result of which in January - March of 2020 was 4.9 thousand units (+ 14.9%). It is worth noting that almost all brands included in the TOP-10 of car market in Moscow show a positive trend. The only exception was the French Renault, sales of which in the capital fell by almost 20%. At the same time, the Japanese brand Nissan (+ 57.2%) shows the highest growth.
The most popular model among Muscovites is Nissan Qashqai, the market performance of which in the 1st quarter of 2020 reached 2.8 thousand cars and increased 2.5 times. The second position in the ranking is occupied by Volkswagen Polo sedan, which was chosen by 2.6 thousand residents of the capital (+ 30.7%). KIA Rio is the third one, which sold almost 2.5 thousand units (+ 14%). Hyundai Creta (2.2 thousand units; + 28.7%) and Volkswagen Tiguan (1.6 thousand units; + 19.5%) also entered the TOP-5 of the Moscow model rating.
According to the experts of the analytic agency AUTOSTAT, five models in the TOP-20 demonstrate a market decline, and the strongest one was recorded at Skoda Rapid (-19.8%). But the largest market growth in the 1st quarter was noted at Nissan Qashqai (+ 152.4%).
