TOP-10 of best-selling premium cars in the Russian Federation for 9 months of 2021

The hegemony of German brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the models of which occupy 8 out of 10 places in the rating, remain in the top-10 of the best-selling premium segment cars in Russia. Nevertheless, the leadership here belongs to the Japanese Lexus RX. For 9 months of this year, this model has sold 7,926 units, which is 11% higher than in the same period of the previous year, according to the AEB.

What other models are included in the list of the most popular? The experts of "AUTOSTAT" sorted it out. The second line of the ranking is occupied by Mercedes Benz E-Class, its sales volume from January to September of 2021 reached 6,099 vehicles (+ 22%). The BMW X5 also entered the top-3 with 5,401 sold cars (+ 1%). The following four places are occupied by models that have overcome the threshold of four thousand sold units: BMW X6 (4533 units; + 44%), Mercedes-Benz GLE (4517 units; + 58%), BMW 5 series (4513 units; + 27%), BMW X3 (4 349 units; + 7%).

In addition to them, the top-10 of best sellers also included: Mercedes-Benz GLS (3,935 units; + 71%), BMW 3 series (3,876 units; + 59%), Lexus NX (3,741 units; + 17%). In total, for 9 months of 2021, 123,900 new premium passenger cars were sold in Russia. This is 23% higher than the previous year's result for the same period. According to AUTOSTAT estimations, the premium segment share in the Russian market reached 10.6%.