Only bus sales grow in Russia

The experts of AUTOSTAT agency analyzed the data for the first six months of 2022 from Electronic Passport company. It was found that only bus market increased during this period.  Thus, in the first half of the year, bus sales grew by 5% compared to the same period in 2021. In total, 6.3 thousand new buses were sold in Russia from January to June. Other three segments of the automotive market decreased. The worst decline was registered in the new passenger car market.  352.1 thousand new cars were sold in Russia during six months of 2022, that is 56% less than a year ago. The decline in the new LCV market was 39% (to 40.3 thousand vehicles), while the demand for new trucks decreased by 19% (to 37.7 thousand vehicles). Over six months of 2022, the total sales in the automotive market came up to 436.4 thousand vehicles, which is 52% less than a year ago.