About 50,000 cars were sold with the preferential loans in 2022

Approximately 50 thousand cars were sold under the program of preferential car loans in 2022, preferential leasing - about 20 thousand cars. This was announced on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel by Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov. Recall that the state programs of preferential car loans and leasing were resumed in July of last year and were valid until December 20th. And in the coming year, they again became available from January 1st.

As a part of the preferential car loan program, the discount subsidized from the federal budget is up to 20% of the cost of the car, and for cars sold in the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District - 25% to compensate for the cost of delivery of cars from the European part of Russia. All UAZ, LADA, GAZ models, the Chinese crossover HavalJolion worth up to 2 million rubles, as well as all Evolute brand electric vehicles manufactured at the Motorinvest plant in Lipetsk, which are subject to an increased discount of 35% of the price of the car, but not more than 925 thousand rubles. As for the preferential leasing program, the basic discount for it is 10% of the cost of the car, but not more than 500 thousand rubles and applies to all Russian-made cars, light commercial vehicles and trucks of the UAZ, LADA, GAZ, KAMAZ, URAL brands, as well as Evolute electric vehicles. Meanwhile, programs to stimulate demand for domestic cars may receive additional funding during the year. This was reported to the RIA Novosti agency in the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, recalling that in 2023, 5.1 billion rubles were allocated for the program of preferential car loans, 2 billion rubles for preferential leasing and 2.7 billion rubles for the program of subsidizing gas-engine equipment.

In 2022, there were allocated RUB 20.7 billion to programs to stimulate the demand for Russian cars. "Demand stimulation programs, including the preferential car loan program, are a flexible mechanism that responds to changes in the automotive market. Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia monitors and analyzes the situation in the market, in particular, the level of demand and availability of cars. Depending on the development of the situation, it is possible to reach a decision on additional financing of demand stimulation programs during the year," the ministry said.