The structure of the market of new passenger cars in Russia has changed a lot. This is especially noticeable in relation to the countries of origin of brands. Experts of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT" came to this conclusion after analyzing the data of JSC "Electronic Passport" at the beginning of 2022 (January-February data) and for July-August. Infographics provide an opportunity to assess visually the changes that have occurred. So, for example, Russian brands (LADA, UAZ) have increased their market share from 20 to 35% for the previous months since the beginning of the year and have become the largest segment within this market.
Meanwhile, the most numerous segment at the beginning of the year - European brands (which include Renault, Volkswagen, Skoda and others) - on the contrary, worsened its position in the market of our country. Its share fell from 28% to 12%. Japanese brands (Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi) halved their presence: at the beginning of the year they accounted for 18%, in July-August their share fell down to 9%. Korean brands (Kia, Hyundai, Genesis) now occupy 18% (at the beginning of the year it was 24%), and the Chinese now own a quarter of the Russian market (25%), although at the beginning of the year it was only 9%.
The infographics show that brands of Chinese origin (Chery, Geely, Haval and others) benefited the most from the new balance of power: in terms of share growth (+16 p.p.), they overtook even Russian brands (+15 p.p.). And the “Europeans” suffered the greatest losses (-16 p.p.). Experts believe that the structure of the market in relation to countries of origin will continue to change.
