At least 889,400 passenger cars were imported to Russia for 10 months of 2023 — 2.8 times more than in the same period last year. Autostat agency reported.
China became the main supplier of new cars to the Russian Federation. It accounted for about 80 percent of all deliveries. The most popular imported Chinese brands are Chery with a share of 23 percent, Changan (10 percent), OMODA (9 percent), Geely (8 percent) and EXEED (7 percent).
Popular destinations for import of new cars to Russia are Kazakhstan (7.5 percent), Kyrgyzstan (5.8 percent), Belarus (2.5 percent), Armenia (1.6 percent) and the UAE (1 percent).
Experts from Autostat agency note that by the end of the year imports from the Republic of Kazakhstan decreased significantly and the Kyrgyz Republic remains the main «transit corridor».
As for the used cars, the situation is somewhat different. The leader here is Japan, whose share is 54 percent. Armenia is in second place (14.3 percent), followed by Belarus (11.3 percent), South Korea (7.2 percent), Kyrgyzstan (4.6 percent) and Germany (2.9 percent).
The most popular brand among imported used cars is Toyota with a share of 27.4 percent. It is followed by Honda (16 percent), Kia (7 percent), BMW (6.5 percent), Nissan (6.3 percent) and Hyundai (5 percent).
