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…
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 ranks #3 in November and December. Discover 55 years of Russian Historical Data here. The Russian new car market is off -15.6% or almost 250,000 sales in 2025 to just 1,326,016 units. Local behemoth Lada (-24.4%) drops even faster than its home market and loses close to three percentage…
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 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 holds 3.7% of the Russian market in May. Another mediocre month for Russian new car sales, with April off -28.3% year-on-year to 91,218 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -26% to 440,259. Lada (-36.2%) falls faster than its home market to 28% share vs. 29.8% so far…
Solaris KRX aka Kia Rio X Sales of new light vehicles in Russia dive -25.5% year-on-year in April to 102,107 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is down a similar -25.4% to 349,041. Lada (-32.6%) falls markedly faster than its home market to 27.9% share vs. 30.3% so far this…
The Solaris HC is a Hyundai Creta. The Russian new car market continues to freefall in March at a daunting -45.5% year-on-year to just 79,822 units. The Q1 tally is off -25.3% to 246,934. Lada (-36.9%) falls slower than its home market and improves its share to 31.5%. Haval (-39%)…
Belgee sales are up 92% year-on-year in Russia. After many months of catch-up growth, the Russian new car market collapses -24.9% year-on-year in February to 78,040 units, pulling the YTD total into negative territory at -9.3% to 167,112. Lada (-14.5%) resists better to 31.5% share. Haval (-20.1%) and Chery (-15.5%)…