Russian car sales increase 15.0% in June

The 141,084 new cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) sold in Russia in June 2017 represented a increase of 15.0% compared to the same month in 2016 according to the Association of European Business (AEB) Automobile Manufacturers Committee on July 7.
The 718,529 new cars and LCVs sold in the first half of 2017 represented an increase of 6.9% over the same period in 2016.
Among the four largest OEM retailers in Russia in June 2017, AvtoVAZ sales were up 23.2% to 27,396 units, Kia sales were up 31.1% to 16,755 units, Hyundai was up 22.3% to 14,673 units and Renault was up 21.5% to 12,239 units.
The 3 bestselling models sold in June were the Lada Granta, Kia Rio and Hyundai Solaris.
Joerg Schreiber, Chairman of the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee said, “Russian car market sales continue to recover at a robust pace. Growth rates of 15% in the month of June, and 12% in the second quarter almost make us forget the slow start into the year. Cumulative sales in the period from January to June exceed last year's result by 6.9%, very close to our initial forecast for the full year 2017 which we are maintaining for the time being.”

(AEB press release from July 7, 2017)