What vehicles are bought in North Caucasus

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, 22.3 thousand new vehicles were sold in the North Caucasus for 7 months of 2020, which is 18% less than a year ago. The domestic LADA Granta became the most popular model in North Caucasian Federal District: in January-July, it was bought by almost 3.9 thousand customers, which is 21% less than a year ago. Another LADA – the LADA Vesta is on the second place; it was purchased by 3.2 thousand people (-26%). We should mention that there are four LADA models in the TOP-10 of the most popular vehicles in the Caucasus; this brand is traditionally preferred by Caucasians to many others. The third place in the model rating of this federal district belongs to Korean KIA Rio with 1.9 thousand vehicles. (-5%). It is followed by the Toyota Camry (1.4 thousand vehicles; -43%) and the Hyundai Solaris (1.3 thousand vehicles; -16%).

TOP-10 also includes the Hyundai Creta (910 vehicles; + 13%), the LADA 4x4 (722 vehicles; -6%), the Volkswagen Polo (717 vehicles; -10%), the LADA Largus (589 vehicles; - 24%) and the Toyota RAV4 (395 vehicles; + 65%). We should mention that the automotive market in the North Caucasus had positive dynamics in July (+ 8.2%). More than 4.6 thousand new passenger cars were sold there.  The three most popular models are still the same: the LADA Granta, the LADA Vesta, the KIA Rio.