Russian LCV market ranked the sixth in Europe in 2021

The Russian LCV market, which showed the growth in 2021, nevertheless remained in sixth place in the European championship. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), sales of light commercial vehicles in Europe grew by 10.9% to 2,358,771 units the previous year. France became the leader among European countries in sales of LCVs up to 3.5 tons, where this segment was 483,272 vehicles (+7.4%).

The United Kingdom ranks the second with 401,849 sold cars (+19.1%), and Germany ranks the third with 351,187 LCVs (+0.6%). Italy is the next, where 211,395 light commercial vehicles were sold (+15.5%). The top five is still finished by Spain, the result of which was 174,582 cars (-2.8%). If Russia is taken into account when considering the European LCV market, then our country took the sixth place in the European championship. According to the AUTOSTAT agency, sales of light commercial vehicles in Russia in 2021 were 141,876 units (+35.9%).