Dynamics of car sales by segments in the 1st half of 2021

For 6 months of this year, sales of new passenger cars in Russia were almost 812 thousand units, which is 36.4% higher in compare with the same period of 2020. Experts of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT" noted that positive dynamics was recorded in almost all segments, except for C, which showed a decline of 17.2%. But the best growth among the presented in the picture is shown by the E segment (+ 69.9%).

The largest segments in our market are still SUV and B, which together account for more than 86% of the total sales. So, from January to June, crossovers and SUVs were sold in the amount of almost 400 thousand units. This is 37.5% higher than in the 1st half of 2020, and corresponds to a market share of 49.2%. Hyundai Creta still keeps the leadership among models with the result of 38.8 thousand units (+ 31.3%). Segment B cars were sold in amount of 303.8 thousand units for six months, taking a share of 37.4%. Their sales during the reporting period grew stronger (+ 38.8%) than SUVs. And the most popular model is still the domestic LADA Granta (71.2 thousand units; + 42.6%). Segment D should be separately noted, with a market share exceeding 5%.

It is interesting that for the first time in many years a bestseller has changed in this segment. In the first half of the year it was Kia K5, sales of which were 15.3 thousand units. In turn, the former leader - Toyota Camry - dropped to the second place. The share of each of the remaining segments was less than 3%.