Named the bestsellers of the Russian car market for the last 20 years

A year later, LADA Granta regained the title of the leader of the Russian car market, experts of the agency "AUTOSTAT" stated with reference to the data of JSC "PPK"*. In 2022, cars of this family sold almost 88 thousand units, which is just over 14% of the total. In other words, every seventh new passenger car purchased last year is Granta. If we consider the statistics of the Russian car market for the last 20 years, then Granta has won the title of leader for the sixth time. Previously, it happened in 2013-2015 and 2019-2020.

In 2021, it could also retain this title, but due to frequent production shutdowns at the Togliatti site (due to problems with components), sales of the most affordable model in Russia fell sharply, and Vesta got the bestseller title. In the last five years, it was LADA Granta and Vesta that were most popular among residents of the Russian Federation. And before that, in 2016-2017, their sympathies were on the side of the "Koreans" - Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio. And these were only two such cases when foreign cars became the bestsellers of the Russian market. Before that, as already mentioned, there was "Granta", and even earlier - already discontinued LADA models.

Apparently, LADA Granta will become the market No. 1 this year, as it leads by a huge margin in the model rating. And there is no one to compete with it in terms of price, except for LADA Niva Travel and LADA Niva Legend off-road vehicles. But they are representatives of the SUV segment, where there is a wide selection of Chinese crossovers with a price of at least twice as much. So, the current situation plays into the hands of Granta.