The production of passenger cars fell by 2.5% in 2019

According to the Federal State Statistics Service, 1.5 million passenger cars were assembled in Russian conveyors in 2019, which is 2.5% lower than a year before. It is worth noting that in April of the previous year, a new Mercedes-Benz enterprise was opened in the Yesipovo industrial park near Moscow, where the production of E-Class sedans was launched. And in June, Haval automobile plant began the operating in the Tula region, which produces new Haval F7 and F7x crossovers, as well as Haval H9 frame SUV.

Other foreign car manufacturers also continued to update and expand the range of Russian assemblies (Renault Arkana, Skoda Karoq and BMW X7, new generations of Toyota RAV4, KIA Soul and K900, as well as updated Nissan Qashqai, Renault Duster, etc.)

Meanwhile, Ford Sollers completed the production of cars in Russia in June of 2019, having closed its enterprises in Naberezhnye Chelny and in Vsevolozhsk. We also add that the leader by the assembly volume of foreign cars at the end of 2019 remains St. Petersburg Hyundai plant, which produced 245 thousand cars (-0.4%). The production of trucks reached 156 thousand units in 2019, which is 1.1% lower than a year before.