Russia April 2026: Jaecoo, Toyota, Belgee shine, Lada Iskra up to #7
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 months stands at 382,450, up 9.6% year-on-year. Local behemoth Lada (+11.8%) posts its first YoY gain since January 2025 and at 27.1% it is at its highest share since May 2025 vs. 25% year-to-date. Haval (+27.6%) delivers an excellent score and manages its highest monthly volume so far this year. As described last month, Tenet, a China-Russia joint venture assembling rebadged Chery vehicles at the ex-Volkswagen Kaluga plant, has stabilised around 10% share, grabbing 10.2% of the market this month. Jaecoo (+73.8%), Toyota (+70.1%) and Belgee (+47.1%) stand out below.
Model-wise, the Lada Granta (-4.1%) falls to 10.6% share vs. 12.7% a year ago, however this is its highest level since last August. The new Tenet T7 is back up to 2nd place with 6.5% share vs. 5.7% so far this year, pushing the Haval Jolion (+20.7%) down to #3. The Lada Vesta (-14.6%) continues to see its volume thaw year-on-year but is up to #4 YTD. Excellent performance by the Lada Niva Travel (+46.1%) at #5. The new Lada Iskra lodges its third ever Top 10 finish, up to a record #7.
Previous month: Russia March 2026: Toyota, Belgee up, Tenet plateaus
One year ago: Russia April 2025: Market dives -25.5%, Solaris breaks records
Full April 2026 Top 10 brands and models below.
Russia April 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /24 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Lada | 31,848 | 27.1% | + 11.8% | 1 | 95,685 | 25.0% | – 9.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Haval | 16,493 | 14.0% | + 27.6% | 2 | 52,131 | 13.6% | + 18.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tenet | 11,986 | 10.2% | new | 3 | 39,849 | 10.4% | new | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Geely | 6,788 | 5.8% | + 1.9% | 4 | 22,518 | 5.9% | – 2.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Belgee | 5,741 | 4.9% | + 47.1% | 5 | 18,565 | 4.9% | + 83.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Changan | 4,542 | 3.9% | – 1.7% | 6 | 12,426 | 3.2% | – 30.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Jaecoo | 3,394 | 2.9% | + 73.8% | 9 | 8,168 | 2.1% | + 16.9% | 9 | n/a |
| 8 | Jetour | 2,869 | 2.4% | – 9.4% | 8 | 9,610 | 2.5% | + 4.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Toyota | 2,789 | 2.4% | + 70.1% | 7 | 9,703 | 2.5% | + 97.1% | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Solaris | 2,381 | 2.0% | + 3.6% | 10 | 7,552 | 2.0% | + 19.7% | 10 | 8 |
Russia April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Lada Granta | 12,442 | 10.6% | – 4.1% | 1 | 37,189 | 9.7% | – 16.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tenet T7 | 7,639 | 6.5% | new | 3 | 21,929 | 5.7% | new | 2 | n/a |
| 3 | Haval Jolion | 6,664 | 5.7% | + 20.7% | 2 | 20,913 | 5.5% | + 20.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Lada Vesta | 6,064 | 5.2% | – 14.6% | 4 | 16,410 | 4.3% | – 46.1% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Lada Niva Travel | 4,570 | 3.9% | + 46.1% | 5 | 14,534 | 3.8% | + 23.5% | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Tenet T4 | 3,438 | 2.9% | new | 6 | 14,609 | 3.8% | new | 5 | n/a |
| 7 | Lada Iskra | 3,236 | 2.8% | new | n/a | 9,418 | 2.5% | new | 10 | n/a |
| 8 | Haval M6 | 3,125 | 2.7% | + 19.9% | 7 | 9,548 | 2.5% | + 9.5% | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | Lada Niva Legend | 3,124 | 2.7% | + 6.2% | 8 | 10,978 | 2.9% | + 6.6% | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Geely Monjaro | 2,553 | 2.2% | – 5.8% | 10 | 8,360 | 2.2% | – 6.3% | n/a | 5 |
Source: Manufacturers
