Deliveries of Japanese used cars to Russia grew by 32% in 2022

At the end of 2022, more than 213.5 used cars were delivered to Russia from Japan, which is almost 32% higher than in the previous year. This was reported to TASS agency by the official representative of Japan Used Car Exporters Association (JUMVEA), by noting that off-road vehicles such as Toyota Land Cruiser are in the greatest demand.

At the same time, according to JUMVEA, the supply of Japanese used cars to Russia has begun to decline. Denis Migal, CEO of the Fresh Auto automotive marketplace, notes that Japanese cars traditionally have high liquidity, which means that they can later be sold even more profitably than they were originally purchased. Another plus of Japanese cars is that today they are easier and more profitable to import into Russia than cars from Europe. In this regard, last year the demand for right-hand drive "Japanese" grew by 30 - 40%.

According to the data of analytical agency "AUTOSTAT", the secondary market volume in 2022 was 4 million 864.7 thousand cars, which is 18.8% lower than a year ago. At the same time, the undisputed leader among foreign cars is Japanese Toyota, the result of which was 542.2 thousand units (-17.3%).