Used diesel vehicle sales grow in Russia

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, almost 120 thousand used passenger cars with diesel engines were sold in the Russian market during 5 months of 2019. That is 1.4% more than in the same period last year.

Over 15% of this number belongs to Toyota (18,665 vehicles). Thus, the first two places of the model rating are occupied by cars of this Japanese brand – the Land Cruiser (5,178 vehicles; -0.4%) and the Land Cruiser Prado (4,366 vehicles; -2.4%) SUVs. The Volkswagen
Touareg SUV (4,331 vehicles; + 3.8%) is on the third place.

Then come the BMW X5 (3,581 vehicles; + 3.6%) and the KIA Sorento (3,127 vehicles; + 12.9%) crossovers. TOP-10 diesel cars in the Russian aftermarket also include the Mitsubishi Pajero (3,050 vehicles; -9.4%), the Mitsubishi L200 (2,735 vehicles; + 6.6%), the Hyundai Santa Fe (2,732 vehicles; + 6.1%), the BMW 5-Series (2,729 vehicles; + 9.6%) and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
(2,685 vehicles; + 5.3%).

According to the experts of AUTOSTAT analytic agency, the sales of new diesel cars in our country are decreasing, while the demand for them in the aftermarket is, on the contrary, growing.