Toyota sales more than double year-on-year despite not being officially present in Russia. New car sales in Russia advance 20.5% year-on-year in May to 109,892 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.8% to 492,342. Lada (+11%) trails its home market but is still up, reaching 25.8% share which is…
The Lada Iskra breaks its ranking record at home in April. Russian new car sales grow 15.1% year-on-year in April to 117,541 units, however once again this is partly due to a weak year-ago basis given April 2025 was down -25.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally after four…
Tenet holds 9.9% of the Russian market in March. Russian new car sales advance 30.6% year-on-year in March to 104,278 units, however this is mainly catching up on lost ground as March 2025 was off -45.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive for Q1 at +7.3%…
The Mazda CX-5 represents 92% of the brand's volume in February. New car sales in Russia edge up 2.5% year-on-year in February to 80,027 units. The year-to-date volume after two months is down -3.9% to 160,631. Local behemoth Lada (-22.5%) continues to skid and accounts for 23.8% of its home…
Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive pictures of the modern cars of Cuba. We have already covered 1950s vintage Americans (60,000 are still in circulation) symbolic of the country, so this post will focus on the more recent car park in Cuba.…
The Belgee X50 is the best-selling vehicle in Belarus in 2025. Discover over 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New car sales in Belarus soar 40.6% year-on-year in 2025 to an estimated 74,750 units. Belgee, the joint-venture between the Geely and the Belarus government, holds 30.5% share, well above…
The Lada Iskra is up to #8 in January. The Russian new car market falls -9.5% year-on-year in January to 80,604 units. Lada (-28.7%) collapses and falls from 30.9% share in January 2025 to just 24.4% now. Haval (-9.3%) follows the market to 13.3% share while newcomer Tenet smashes its…
Tenet sells almost 10,000 units in November. The Russian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in November to 127,921 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -17.8% to 1,189,546. After falling to its lowest share in 3 years last month (20.1%), local behemoth Lada (-27.6%) is still collapsing but…
Tenet cracks the Russian Top 10 for the first time at #5. 165,702 new cars found a buyer in Russia in October, a -3.2% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date volume is now down -19.9% to 1,061,625. Lada (-25.8%) is in freefall to just 20.1% share, its lowest since November 2022 (19.6%).…
First Top 10 finish for the Belgee X70 The Russian new car market implodes -18.7% year-on-year in September to 122,659 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -22.4% to 895,923. Homegrown behemoth Lada (-24.6%) falls faster than the market to a weak 21.5% share, its lowest since February 2022. For…
The Belgee X50 is up to a record 4th place across Russia in August. 122,235 new cars found a buyer in Russia in August, that's a -17.6% year-on-year decrease. So far this year, volumes are down -23% to 773,264. Homegrown behemoth Lada falls heavily at -28.4% and sees its market…
The Jetour Dashing breaks into the Russian Top 10 for the first time in July. The Russian new car market slows down -11.4% year-on-year in July to 120,649 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.9% or more than 200,000 units to 651,029. Local behemoth Lada (-20.7%) reduces its footprint…
The Belgee X50 is the best-selling vehicle in Belarus in 2024. Discover over 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. The Belarusian new car market shoots up 108.7% year-on-year in 2024 to 53,178. In the models ranking, some Geely models have been renamed Belgee, the joint-venture between the Geely and…
The Uni-S pushes Changan to a record 4th place in June. The Russian new car market continues to crater in June, enduring a 5th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall at -27.6% to 90,116 units. The H1 2025 tally stands at 530.385, off -26.3% over the same period a year ago. Strikingly,…
Jetour Kazakh sales more than double year-on-year in April. Complete March 2025 figures are also included in the data section of this article. Kazakh new vehicle sales climb 35.4% year-on-year in April to 19,223 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.9% to 66,066. The Top 2 manufacturers both beat…