Russian car sales decrease 5% in January 2017
The 77,916 new cars and light commercial vehicles sold in Russia in January 2017 represented a decrease of 4,078 units, or 5% compared to the same month in 2016 according to the Association of European Business (AEB) Automobile Manufacturers Committee on February 8.
Among the four largest OEM retailers in Russia in January 2017, Lada sales were up 5% to 16,334 units, Kia sales were up 14% to 10,306 units, Hyundai sales were down 16% to 6,694 units, and Renault sales were up 4% to 5,208 units sold.
The top 10 models sold in January were the Kia Rio, Lada Granta, Lada Vesta, Hyundai Solaris, Hyundai Creta, VW Polo, Skoda Rapid, Renault Duster, Chevrolet Niva, and Lada 4x4.
All ten of the best-selling models are locally produced.
Joerg Schreiber, Chairman of the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee said, “After a very slow first 2 weeks, customer activity has been picking up visibly and consistently across the industry starting from the middle of January. This is a solid basis to start from into the beginning spring season, and with the recent trend continuing it should be only a matter of time until we see sales growing year-on-year.”