Sales of new pickups grew by 19% in Russia

According to the assessment of the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, in the first three months of this year, 2,366 new pickups were sold in Russia. This is higher by 19.3% than in January - March of 2019.

Over 80% of sales in this segment are accounted for three models. UAZ “Pickup” is the leader here, the sales of which during the reporting period reached 682 units in circulation – lower by 6.8% than in the 1st quarter of the previous year. Toyota Hilux was just a little bit behind it (678 units), the sale of which, on the contrary, grew by 11.9%. And Mitsubishi L200 closed the top- three of leaders (587 units; + 78.4%).

According to experts of the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, sales of pickups in our country are growing significantly faster than the whole car market (+ 2.2% in the 1st quarter of 2020). Nevertheless, their volumes remain at a very low level - this segment accounts for only 0.6% of the Russian market.