Russian car sales slide 4.1% in February

The 106,658 new cars and light commercial vehicles sold in Russia in February 2017 represented a decrease of 4,574 units, or 4.1% compared to the same month in 2016 according to the Association of European Business (AEB) Automobile Manufacturers Committee on March 9.
Among the four largest OEM retailers in Russia in February 2017, Lada sales were up 5% to 20,003 units, Hyundai sales were down 11% to 9,391 units, Kia sales were up 8% to 12,390 units, and Renault sales were up 9% to 9,626 units.
The top 10 models sold in February were the Kia Rio, Lada Granta, Lada Vesta, Hyundai Creta, VW Polo, Renault Duster, Hyundai Solaris, Renault Sandero, Renault Logan, and Toyota RAV4.
All ten of the best-selling models are locally produced.
Joerg Schreiber, Chairman of the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee said, “We see a very diverse sales performance by brand this month, in aggregate not enough to generate a plus for the total market as some of the traditional volume makers contributed less than they did in the same period one year ago.”

(AEB press release from March 9, 2017)