FAW car sales grew by 42% in Russia

In January - July of 2020, sales of FAW vehicles in Russia grew by 41.6% in compare with the same period in 2019 and reached 985 passenger cars. At the end of July, FAW sold 386 new cars, which is higher by 255% than in July of 2019.

According to the official press release of the brand, almost two-thirds of all FAW sales in Russia belonged to FAW Besturn X40 compact crossover - in the first 7 months of this year, 608 Russians purchased this car, the rest 377 citizens have chosen the mid-size FAW Besturn X80. In both cases, the most popular was the Luxury equipment with an automatic transmission. Currently FAW Besturn X40 is offered with a 1.6-liter 108 hp engine in the Russian market, which works in tandem with a 5-speed manual transmission or with a 6-speed "automatic". The FAW Besturn X80 has a 2-liter 142 hp engine paired with a 5-speed manual transmission or with a 6-speed automatic transmission from Aisin. Both crossovers are available in three trim levels - Basic, Luxury MT and Luxury AT at a price of 949 thousand rubles and 1 million 149 thousand rubles, respectively.

By the end of this year, FAW plans to sell 2 thousand new cars in Russia, which will exceed the indicators of 2019 by more than 30%. In addition, in the fourth quarter of this year, the company intends to bring a new mid-size crossover T77 to the Russian market. This model is planned to be presented in three trim levels. Information about this, as well as the prices for the new product will be announced later.