Russia July 2011: Lada Kalina leads, VW Polo breaks record
VW Polo
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The Russian car market slows down its growth to a still very robust +27% year-on-year at 224,620 registrations, with the year-to-date figure up a whopping 50% at 1,460,062 units. The Lada Kalina jumps back to pole position for the 4th time in the last 9 months with 12,840 sales and 5.7%, reinforcing its 2011 leadership to 85,416 units and 5.9% share, up 66%.
The Lada Priora ranks #2 both in July with 12,122 sales and 5.4% and year-to-date at 80,420 units and 5.5%, up 14%. It is followed by the Lada 2104-7 at 4.6% and the Lada Samara at 4.5%. For the first time since its launch in February, the Hyundai Solaris sees its share shrink month-on-month at 4% and 8,959 sales, still the best-selling ‘foreign’ model by far though, ahead of the Renault Logan (3.5%) and Ford Focus (2.6%).
Excellent performance of the VW Polo, up 3 spots to #8 with 5,460 sales and a best-ever 2.4% market share, it is up to #13 year-to-date at 1.7%. The Chevrolet Cruze also shines, up to 13th place at 4,339 units and 1.9%.
Previous month: see the June 2011 Russian Top 25 here.
Full July 2011 Top 25 Ranking Table below.
Russia July 2011:
| Pos | Model | July | % | Jun | 2011 | % | /10 | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Lada Kalina | 12,840 | 5.7% | 2 | 85,416 | 5.9% | 66% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Lada Priora | 12,122 | 5.4% | 1 | 80,420 | 5.5% | 14% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lada 2104-2107 | 10,280 | 4.6% | 4 | 79,780 | 5.5% | 16% | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Lada Samara | 10,047 | 4.5% | 3 | 63,638 | 4.4% | 7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai Solaris | 8,959 | 4.0% | 5 | 49,310 | 3.4% | new | 6 | - |
| 6 | Renault Logan | 7,750 | 3.5% | 7 | 49,684 | 3.4% | 41% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Ford Focus | 5,921 | 2.6% | 6 | 44,359 | 3.0% | 29% | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | VW Polo | 5,460 | 2.4% | 11 | 25,518 | 1.7% | 2131% | 13 | - |
| 9 | Daewoo Nexia | 5,373 | 2.4% | 8 | 31,470 | 2.2% | 38% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Lada 4×4 | 5,229 | 2.3% | 9 | 32,802 | 2.2% | 38% | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Kia Rio | 4,596 | 2.0% | 10 | 29,051 | 2.0% | 80% | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Opel Astra | 4,450 | 2.0% | 12 | 26,318 | 1.8% | 128% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Chevrolet Cruze | 4,339 | 1.9% | 19 | 19,922 | 1.4% | 104% | 19 | 20 |
| 14 | Chevrolet Niva | 4,232 | 1.9% | 16 | 27,105 | 1.9% | 42% | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 3,758 | 1.7% | 14 | 24,057 | 1.6% | 41% | 14 | 10 |
| 16 | Renault Sandero | 3,640 | 1.6% | 15 | 23,562 | 1.6% | 204% | 15 | 19 |
| 17 | Daewoo Matiz | 3,581 | 1.6% | 17 | 22,611 | 1.5% | 34% | 16 | 11 |
| 18 | Skoda Octavia | 3,425 | 1.5% | 18 | 21,369 | 1.5% | 117% | 17 | 21 |
| 19 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,735 | 1.2% | 21 | 18,621 | 1.3% | 107% | 20 | 17 |
| 20 | Kia Cee’d | 2,269 | 1.0% | 22 | 16,795 | 1.2% | 22% | 21 | 14 |
| 21 | Kia Cerato | 2,166 | 1.0% | 20 | 14,575 | 1.0% | 181% | 23 | - |
| 22 | Chevrolet Aveo | 2,155 | 1.0% | 13 | 20,249 | 1.4% | 72% | 18 | 16 |
| 23 | Toyota Corolla | 2,149 | 1.0% | 24 | 15,562 | 1.1% | 99% | 22 | 25 |
| 24 | Toyota Camry | 2,066 | 0.9% | 23 | 12,943 | 0.9% | 35% | 25 | - |
Source: www.aeb.ru
Picture: www.drive.ru
