Russian LCV market fell to the seventh place in Europe in January

Russian LCV market, which continued to grow in January, nevertheless fell to the seventh place in the European championship. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ASEA), sales of light commercial vehicles in Europe fell by 7.8% to 154,647 units in the previous month.

France became the leader among European countries in sales of LCV up to 3.5 tons, where this segment reached 32,300 cars (-9.2%). The second place is occupied by Great Britain with 23,557 sold cars (+ 5.9%), and the third place is occupied by Germany, LCV market of which reached 21,539 units (-3%). Spain is the next, where 13,867 light commercial vehicles were sold (-20.2%). Italy still finished the top-5 (13,200 units; -2.4%).

If Russia is considered when considering the European LCV market, then our country dropped to the seventh place in the European championship, leaving Belgium ahead. According to the agency AUTOSTAT, sales of light commercial vehicles reached 7571 units in Russia in January (+ 7.3%).