The Lada Granta holds a record 20.2% share in Russia in July. The Russian new light vehicle market slows down its fall slightly in July at -74.9% year-on-year to 32,412 registrations vs. -82% in June, -83.5% in May and -78.5% in April. The year-to-date tally is now -60.5% to 368,850,…
The Haval Jolion is up to a record #6 this month. Picture zr.ru As the Russian market continues to be devastated by economic sanctions, new car sales have stabilised around -82/-83% year-on-year with a June freefall of -82% to just 27,761 units vs. -83.5% in May. This brings the H1…
The Geely Coolray is up to a record 14th place in May. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine continue to wreak havoc on Russian new car sales, accelerating their collapse to -83.5% vs. -78.5% in April and -62.9% in March. Only 24,268 new vehicles were registered…
The Lada Niva, including the Niva Classic pictured, is up to #3 in Russia in April. As economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine start to take full effect, notably triggering rampant inflation and an exodus of carmakers from the country, the local new…
UAZ Classic Commercial sales are up 5.3% in March. Economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine have affected the value of the ruble and triggered widespread inflation as well as the end of the import of some automotive parts in an international boycott. Some…
The Hyundai Solaris ranks #2 in Russia, its highest position since December 2016. The Russian new car market is down -4.8% year-on-year in February to 114,349 units, bringing the year-to-date talky down -4.3% to 206,011. It is too early to feel the potential effects of the economic sanctions levelled at…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling vehicle in Kazakhstan in January. Social unrest in the country in January, triggered by sudden sharp increase in liquefied gas prices, resulted in 227 deaths and 9,900 arrests and the car market is evidently affected. January 2022 sales are down -53% year-on-year to just…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Russia in January. Picture zr.ru New light vehicle sales in Russia edge down -3.7% year-on-year in January to 91,662 units. Market leaders Lada (-17.4%) and Kia (-18.1%) are in a bit of trouble this month but retain the top two spots. Hyundai…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is the most successful new car in Kazakhstan in 2021. Discover 50 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. Kazakh new vehicle sales are up 26.5% to 117,589, the largest annual volume and first above 100,000 since 2014. Newly local assembler, Chevrolet (+190.3%) logically triples its sales year-on-year to…
The Lada Vesta is the best-selling vehicle in Russia for the 2nd time ever. Discover over 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Russia edge up 4.3% year-on-year in 2021 to 1,666,780 units. SUVs account for 47.3% of the market at 788,278 while LCVs hold 7.8%…
The Haval Jolion hits the highest ranking ever for a Chinese model in Russia at #12. Picture zr.ru No progress for the Russian new light vehicle market, down another -20.4% year-on-year in November to 125,466 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 6.9% to 1,439,045. Both Lada (-30.7%) and…
The Chery Tiggo 7 becomes the first Chinese model to rank inside the Russian Top 20. The Russian new car market dives -22.6% year-on-year in September to 119.485 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.1% to 1.260.111. The next few months aren't looking good either as the microchip and…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is now #1 year-to-date in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market recedes -5.4% year-on-year in August to 9.093 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 42.7% to 76.039. Chevrolet (+71.7%) goes against the grain as it was still gearing up its local operations a year ago and…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is the best-selling vehicle in Kazakhstan in July. Picture tengrinews.kz New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan are on a roll: up another whopping 41.9% year-on-year in July to 10.668 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 53.3% to 66.946. Local producer Chevrolet (+766.7%) retains its iron fist over…
The Chevrolet Cobalt ranks #2 in Kazakhstan in June. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 21.2% year-on-year in June to 12.024 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 50.9% to 54.618. This is especially remarkable given June 2020 volumes were already up 55.1% on the year prior. Chevrolet (+913.3%), now…