In February, the share of new cars sold in the Russian Federation, which were imported into the country under the parallel import scheme, increased by 16% compared to January, a study by NAPI and VTB showed. Of all cars sold last month, the share of such cars exceeds 8%.
In total, 4.6 thousand cars were sold in Russia in February, which were imported under the parallel import scheme. Of these, more than 80% are Japanese and German brands. They are mostly BMW, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz.
In the course of the study, the experts identified the most popular models, the purchases of which accounted for a third of all transactions. So, the top 10 Russians included Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Land Cruiser 300, Mitsubishi Montero Sport, BMW X5, ToyotaRAV4, Chevrolet Cobalt, Toyota Camry, Lexus RX, Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and G-Class.
According to Vladimir Vysotsky, Vice President and Head of the VTB Auto Loan Sales Department, over the past year, market participants have done serious work to restore the industry after the imposition of sanctions. Distributors were able to expand their assortment and continue to expand opportunities for parallel imports.
And the increase in the range allows you to stabilize prices, Vysotsky explained. Thus, the cost of the six most popular models in the top 10 in February decreased by 0.6%, according to NAPI data. Other models have risen in price by an average of 3.7%.
Earlier, Avtodom Group of Companies shared with RB.RU a forecast on the state of the Russian auto market to 2023. According to estimates, the share of Chinese brands could reach 60%.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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