Volkswagen Polo became the leader of the car market in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June

The experts of the analytical agency AUTOSTAT studied the statistics of the market of new passenger cars in June 2019 and they found that the most popular model in the two largest cities of Russia was Volkswagen Polo sedan.

So, in Moscow, this model was sold in amount of 2,145 units, showing an increase of 2.2 times compared with June of the previous year. Hyundai Creta crossover (752 units; + 14%) ranked the second one, with a huge lag behind the leader. The TOP-three of leaders of the local market is closed by another crossover - Nissan Qashqai, which in the first month of summer was chosen by 696 Muscovites (an increase of 2.3 times).

Unlike the capital of the country, the TOP-three of the car market of St. Petersburg doesn’t include representatives of the SUV segment. Volkswagen Polo is also the leader there - in June, this model was bought by 397 citizens of St. Petersburg (-14%). KIA Rio lost a little bit to him, which amounted to 395 units (-2%). The third place in the car market of the Northern capital is occupied by Hyundai Solaris sedan with the result of 390 units (-8%).

We also note that in June the markets of both cities showed the growth. If in Moscow the car market grew by 2% (to 19.4 thousand units), then in St. Petersburg it grew by 1% (to 9 thousand units).