Exports of cars fell by 44% in January - May

The export of cars from Russia for five months of 2020 fell by 44.4% and reached 24.9 thousand units for a total sum of $ 355.4 million, according to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia. At the same time, in May 3 thousand cars worth $ 49.7 million were sent to foreign markets (-34.8% in compare with April).

Exports of trucks in January - May fell by 29.9% and reached 3.9 thousand vehicles worth 118 million dollars. About 700 trucks (-21.5% versus April) worth $ 24.4 million were delivered abroad in May. As AUTOSTAT previously reported, in May Toyota Motor Plant in St. Petersburg began the delivery of Toyota Camry and RAV4 vehicles to Armenia. The new direction became the third export market for the company after Belarus and Kazakhstan, where Russian-made Toyota cars are delivered. The starting export plan to Armenia is about 450 Toyota Camry and RAV4 cars by the end of 2020 and implies an increase in volumes in the future.