What diesel cars did Russians buy in January - September 2021: TOP-10 of models

Europe, which is actively promoting electric cars, also tries to reduce the purchase of diesel cars. The experts of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT" decided to look at the share of such cars in Russia. According to the AEB, for 9 months of 2021, Russians purchased 94.6 thousand new passenger cars with a diesel engine. This is 20% higher than in January-September 2020 (78.8 thousand units).

The share of diesel vehicles in our market was 8.1% (increased by 0.4 percentage points). In the model rating of such cars, the first line of the TOP-10 was taken by the French crossover Renault Duster, purchased in January-September in the amount of 9.1 thousand units. Experts note that sales of diesel Duster increased more than 2 times (+ 113%) in compare with the same period of the previous year. The second place in terms of sales is occupied by the Korean Hyundai Santa Fe (5.8 thousand units; + 78%).

The Japanese SUV Toyota LC Prado (5.6 thousand units; + 27%) was also in the top three. It is followed by BMW X5 (4.1 thousand units), the only one in the top-10 of "diesel" leaders that showed a slight drop in sales (-1%). The remaining nine models have only positive dynamics. Kia Sorento finishes the top five with the result of 3.9 thousand units, sales of its diesel versions grew 4.5 times. The TOP-10 of model rating also includes: BMW 5 series (3.5 thousand units; + 27%), BMW X6 (3.4 thousand units; + 36%), Mercedes-Benz GLE (3.4 thousand units; + 63%), BMW X3 (3.1 thousand units; + 10%), Skoda Kodiaq (3 thousand units; + 48%).