The experts of AUTOSTAT agency have calculated that in the 1st half of 2021, almost 400 thousand new crossovers and SUVs were sold in our country. This corresponds to about half (49.2%) of the Russian passenger car market. For the fifth year in a row, the leadership in the SUV segment is held by Hyundai Creta, the sales of which reached 38.8 thousand units for 6 months.
Moreover, this model accounts for about 43% of the total sales of Korean brand cars. The second place in the presented rating is taken by LADA Niva - the total sales of SUV in the Legend and Travel versions in the first half of the year reached 30.1 thousand units. And this is only 15% of all sold "Lada". The top-three of leaders is finished by the French crossover Renault Duster (19.7 thousand units). Sales of almost all SUV models from the TOP-10 exceeded the mark of 10 thousand units for the previous six months.
The exception was Nissan Qashqai - 9.7 thousand units. Also, the Japanese crossover, the only one in the rating, showed the negative dynamics (-6.1%). But the greatest growth among them is shown by the Czech Skoda Karoq, the volume of sales of which in the first half of the year increased 2.3 times. At the same time, sales in the SUV segment increased by 37.5% in average.
