The Russian LCV market is the sixth one in Europe in the 1st quarter

The Russian LCV market, which in the first quarter of 2020 almost remained at the previous year's level, has retained the sixth place in the European championship. According to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ASEA), sales of light commercial vehicles in Europe during the reporting period fell by 24.7% to 422,681 units.

France became the leader among European countries in sales of LCVs up to 3.5 tons, where this segment reached 88,258 vehicles (-27.3%). The second place is occupied by Great Britain with 67,907 sold cars (-33.9%), and the third place is occupied by Germany, the LCV market of which reached 63,907 units (-11.8%). Spain is the next, where 36,323 light commercial vehicles were sold (-33.5%). Italy finished the top-5, with 32,452 sold vehicles (-29.4%).

If Russia is taken into account during the considering of the European LCV market, then our country is the sixth one in the European championship. According to the AUTOSTAT agency, sales of light commercial vehicles in Russia in January - March 2020 reached 23,690 units (-0.4%).