Leasing: April 2026 results

The marketing agency NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency) updated leasing contracts of vehicles and other assets database.

The database contains a detailed information on leased asset, lessor, lessee and leasing contracts.

The database enables to estimate the lease market, analyze the lessees’ procurements composition, etc. The database is updated monthly.

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Russian truck market

The marketing agency NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency) updated «The Russian truck market» database.

The database contains on new and used truck sales data.

The database provides detailed information on the Russian truck sales broken down by brand, model, region, body type etc. The database is updated monthly.

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Car market
AvtoVAZ has become a national partner of SPIEF 2026

AvtoVAZ JSC has become a national partner of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026) for the fourth year in a row, continuing its long-term cooperation with the Roscongress Foundation. As part of the agreement, AvtoVAZ provides 120 LADA Aura sedans to the forum as transfer cars for guests, as well as organizes a traditional outdoor exhibition of historic, new and sports LADA cars. The main "stars" of the stand will be...

Car market
The new Esteo brand appeared in Russia

A new car brand, Esteo, has appeared in Russia. According to Autonews, the automaker has set its sights on the premium segment and has already declassified the first crossover for the D-segment called MX. Formally, Esteo MX/Exeed MX is based on Exeed Sterra E05 hybrid crossover based on the Exeed TXL platform, introduced in China in August 2025. The power plant is represented by 2.0-liter 197-HP turbocharged engine couple with 8-speed...

Commercial vehicle market
New KAMAZ vehicles have been tested in Krasnodar

On May 19, 2026, a test drive of the latest K5 generation KAMAZ vehicles took place on the territory of the Belevtsy airfield in the Krasnodar region. Promotional events "Dynamic displays of KAMAZ vehicles" are held annually in major cities of Russia. Their goal is to demonstrate the extensive capabilities of the latest K5 generation KAMAZ vehicles to potential buyers. As part of the promotional campaign, the company provided an...

More than half of new buses are sold in 10 regions of Russia

According to the  NAPI, 2.79 thousand new buses were sold in January-April 2026, which was a 3.8% decline on the previous year. 4.96 thousand used buses were also sold, showing a 22.7% decline on the previous year.

The TOP-10 list of regions by new bus sales was headed by Moscow (0.44 thousand units), Saint Petersburg (0.22 thousand units), and the Yaroslavl region (0.21 thousand units). Over the year, sales increased in all TOP-10 regions except the Moscow region (-38.3%). Total TOP-10 sales grew by 67.2%, reaching 53.0%…

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Bus sales, TOP-10 regions, thousand units
New LCV sales by vehicle type
Sales of which new and used semi-trailer brands have increased since the beginning of the year

According to the  NAPI, 24.1 thousand semi-trailers were sold in January-April 2026, which was a 5.5% decline on the similar period of 2025.

New semi-trailer sales decreased by 35.0% year-on-year, reaching 5.0 thousand units. Of TOP-5 most popular brands, almost half as many TONAR semi-trailers were sold. Sales of GRUNWALD (-28.7%) and CENTERTRANSTEKHMASH (-7.8%) also declined. UST (32.0%) and BONUM (16.8%) saw sales growth. Despite the decline in TOP-5 brands’ overall sales, their share reached 39.8%….

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New semi-trailer sales, TOP-5 brands, thousand units
New corporate car sales, TOP-10 models
RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Which segments of the new and used truck market have grown

According to the 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%)….

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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