Renault sold 8.5 thousand cars in Russia in February

Russian dealers of Renault sold 8,499 cars in February, which is less by 25% in compare with the result of a year ago. For the first two months of 2019, sales of Renault in the Russian market amounted to 16,298 vehicles, which is less by 15% than the figure for the same period of the last year. As a result, Renault ranked the fourth in sales among all automakers in Russia, and the brand’s market share was 7%, according to AEB data. Renault's crossover Duster remains the bestseller in Russia – 2,394 consumers chose it in the last month (-35%). Second place in the model range of Renault was occupied by Logan sedan, which was sold in the amount of 2,307 units (-3%). The third result among Renault models was shown by the Kaptur crossover – 1,938 sold cars (-27%). Sales of Sandero hatchback were 1796 cars, which is less by 24% than a year ago. As previously reported AUTOSTAT, in February, Russian dealers of Renault began sales of Duster SUV of 2018 model year, the production of which was established at the Renault plant in Moscow. The novelty is available in four trim levels (Access, Life, Drive, Drive Plus) at a price of 709 thousand rubles for the Access version with a 1.6 liter engine (114 РЗ) paired with a manual transmission and front-wheel drive. The TOP version with a 2-liter gasoline engine with an automatic transmission is offered for 1 million 27 thousand 990 rubles.