Half of the Russian car market belongs to 14 models

According to the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, in the 1st quarter of this year, the market of new passenger cars in Russia reached 375.6 thousand units. At the same time, a little more than a half of this amount is presented by only 14 models of seven different brands (50.5% or 189.5 thousand units). So, two models of the domestic LADA brand - Granta and Vesta - occupy 7.9% and 6.9% of the car market, respectively.

The most popular foreign car in our country - KIA Rio - has a market share of 6.2%. Hyundai Creta crossover, which dominates in the SUV segment, has 5%. Sedans Volkswagen Polo and Hyundai Solaris have 3.5% and 3.2% of the Russian car market, respectively. Toyota RAV4 crossovers (3.1%) and Volkswagen Tiguan (2.5%), as well as LADA Largus station wagon (2.4%) follow. In addition to them, Nissan Qashqai, Renault Logan and KIA Sportage have a 2% share. Other 1.9% is occupied by Renault Duster and Toyota Camry in our market. According to experts of the analytic agency AUTOSTAT, currently about 300 models of more than 50 brands are officially presented in the Russian market.