Taxi population in Russia as of April 1, 2026

Marketing agency NAPI presents a new product «Taxi population in Russia» — a database of all passenger cars in taxis operating in the territory of the Russian Federation.

The database provides comprehensive information on the brands, models and years of production of cars used in the taxi industry, and their detailed technical specifications.

«Taxi population» contains information about the date, license status and region of operation of each vehicle, about the method of acquisition of cars by the taxi park, and also includes information on carriers and lessors.

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Corporate vehicle sales in Russia

The marketing agency NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency) monthly monitors corporate vehicle sales in Russia.

The «Russian corporate vehicle market» database provides data on sales of vehicles to legal entities and is supplemented with characteristics of buyers-legal entities.

Corporate vehicle sales analysis is carried out throughout Russia and broken down by federal districts, economic territories, regions, cities, settlements.

The database provides data on the automotive market for all vehicle types.

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News
Car market
AvtoVAZ has upgrade production

AvtoVAZ carried out a large-scale modernization of production facilities during the May shutdown of the assembly lines, the company's press service reports. The company launched new processing centers for the production of 1.6- and 1.8-liter engines capacity of more than 120 and 130 HP, respectively, updated equipment in welding and painting shops, as well as upgraded car assembly sections. Moreover, the plant updated the production line...

Car market
Hyundai has patented two new trademarks for the Russian Federation

Hyundai Motor Company has registered two new trademarks in Rospatent - Elantra and Hyundai Mighty. The exclusive right to use these trademarks is valid until July 2034. Due to the registration, Hyundai can produce cars and trucks under these names, as well as spare parts for them. Recall that trademark registration does not mean the brand's return to the Russian market. NAPI (National Industrial Information...

Car market
LADA Iskra has passed the tests

LADA Iskra covered 2,000 km during a test drive. Recall that the model is equipped with a stabilization system, two airbags, air conditioner, 16-inch wheel disks, heated front seats and washer nozzles. The car's media system supports Yandex services. There are cruise control and a speed limiter as well. The tests revealed difficulties in Bluetooth operation and errors in the speedometer readings. NAPI (National Industrial Information...

Which segments of the new and used truck market have grown?

According to the marketing agency NAPI, 78.8 thousand trucks* were sold in January-April 2026, which was a 7.8% decline on the similar period of 2025. Of these, 16.3 thousand units were new (-22.7% year-on-year), and 62.5 thousand units were used (-2.9%).

Sales declined most significantly in the segments of lifting vehicles (-20.3%), vans (-19.4%), dumpers (-13.2%), and construction vehicles (-11.4%). Only the tractor unit segment showed growth (+6.3%). Among new vehicles, sales fell below market levels in the segments of vans (-40.0%), lifting vehicles (-30.5%), and tractor units (-26.7%). At the same time, the municipal vehicles segment grew (+14.0%). Among used vehicles, sales of municipal vehicles (-21.3%), lifting vehicles (-14.6%), and dumpers (-11.5%) experienced the sharpest declines. The tractor unit segment showed positive dynamics (+16.3%)…

* vehicles with GVW of over 6 tons

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Share of new and used vehicles in truck sales
Car residual value, %
How do tractor units purchased in 2023-2025 lose their value

The marketing agency NAPI has updated its «Truck residual value» report for Q I 2026. The graphs show current prices for new tractor units purchased in 2023-2025 and residual value of these used vehicles in Q I of the current year.

Among one-year-old Chinese tractor units shown in the graph, SITRAK C7H MAX could be sold at the highest price last quarter, with an average price of 8.5 million rubles. SITRAK C7H MAX also became the leader by residual value preservation relative to the price for a new tractor unit as of Q I 2025, retaining 87.70%.

Among two-year-old used tractor units, SITRAK C7H MAX could be sold at the highest price again, with an average price of 7.3 million rubles. SITRAK C7H demonstrated the best residual value preservation relative to the price for a new tractor unit as of Q I 2024, retaining 71.13%.

Among three-year-old Chinese tractor units analyzed, SITRAK C7H MAX was offered at the highest price in Q I 2026, with an average price of 6.7 million rubles…

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Tractor unit residual value, %
Share of foreign-brand cars in new car sales
RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Summer tires depreciated by almost 5% over the past year

The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the dynamics of average prices for new non-premium price segment tires for cars. Over the year, from April 2025 to April 2026, the average price for non-premium all-season tires increased by 3.8%, while that for winter tires grew by 1.4%. Meanwhile, summer tires depreciated by 4.8% …

VEHICLE PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA
What is falling more: production or the market?

According to the NAPI, in January-May 2025, car production increased, but the production and sales growth rate fell compared to the results of January-April :+8.1% and +12.2%, respectively. Truck production decreased by 7.5%, the truck market fell by 50.1%. The bus production did not decrease as much as new vehicle sales … 

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