Ministry of Industry and Trade: 800,000 cars will be sold in Russia in 2022

The situation in the automotive industry in Russia began to stabilize by the end of this year, despite the fact that this sector suffered more than other industries. This was stated in an interview with the TASS agency by Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov. According to him, by the end of the year, sales of new cars will reach 800 thousand units, the production - more than 600 thousand units.

Recall that since March 2022, most automakers have not been supplying cars to Russian dealers due to a break in supply chains or the suspension of their activities due to external sanctions. Moreover, some officially announced their withdrawal from the Russian market, by keeping the opportunity to return at the first opportunity. Meanwhile, the vacated niches are occupied gradually by new players. So, for the first time in Russia, serial production of electric vehicles has been launched - Evolute i-PRO sedan and i-JOY crossover, to which i-JET cross-coupe will be added in 2023. And at an enterprise in Moscow, where the popular Renault Duster, Kaptur and Arkana crossovers were previously produced, the production of cars under the revived Moskvich brand began: the Moskvich 3 compact crossover and its electric version.

It is worth noting that manufacturers from the Celestial Empire become partners of Russian car factories, who continue to develop our market on their own. So, recently Chery launched its new sub-brand OMODA, and Great Wall introduced the Tank SUV brand.