Truck, LCV and car tire prices

The marketing agency NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency) is regularly monitoring tire prices for following vehicle service:

  • Trucks
  • Light commercial vehicles (LCV)
  • Cars.

The monitoring is based on the current tire model range for each vehicle model on the version level.

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Russian bus dealer networks with TIN

The marketing agency NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency) is quarterly updated «Bus Dealer Networks» database.

The database provides dealerships data, detailed information on each authorized dealer center.

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Changan CS35 Max will be available in Russia  

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Car market
Pre-orders for the new GAC S7 are accepted in Russia 

GAC has announced the launch of accepting pre-orders for the new S7 hybrid crossover, as the brand's press service reports. Recall that S7 is a large-sized hybrid crossover and will be the brand's first novelty on the Russian market this year. The crossover price will start from 5,249,000 rubles for the model of 2025 year of manufacture, including additional discounts. NAPI (National Industrial Information...

Autocomponents market
217 bodies for the new LADA Azimut have been produced at AvtoVAZ

AvtoVAZ has welded 217 bodies for the new LADA Azimut crossover, as the company's press service reports. The start of Lada Azimut sales is scheduled for the fourth quarter of the current year. Full-scale production is scheduled to start in the third quarter. The crossover will receive two different engine capacity of 120 and 132 HP, coupled with manual gear box or CVT. The model equipment will include wireless charging for smartphones, a...

How have prices for Russian and Chinese cars changed since 2022

The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the dynamics of average prices* for new cars in January 2022-2026. The analysis focused on such Russian brands as LADA and UAZ, as well as the best-selling Chinese brands in 2025: CHANGAN, CHERY, GEELY, and HAVAL.

Over the four years, from January 2022 to January 2026, GEELY cars experienced the largest price increase, with the average price growing by 99.2%, or 1.95 m. rub. Prices for CHERY (+86.2%, or 1.46 m. rub.) and CHANGAN (+85.8%, or 1.5 m. rub.) cars also saw significant increase. HAVAL’s price grew by 1.10 m. rub., or 1.5-fold. Over the similar period, the price for LADA cars was up by 84.1%, or 783.2 thous. rub. Among the brands analyzed, UAZ cars experienced the smallest price increase (+43.4%, or 579.2 thous. rub.).

In January 2026, the average price for Geely cars grew by 16.1% on the similar period of 2025. Prices for UAZ (+7.8%) and LADA (+5.9%) cars increased slightly. HAVAL (+0.5%) and CHANGAN (+0.1%) cars appreciated slightly as well. The average price for Chery cars fell: by 3.4% in 2025 and by 1.5% this year.

*RRP (recommended retail prices)

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New car average price dynamics
Changes in the transport tax rate for trucks for legal entities
The share of used Chinese trucks has increased in all segments

The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the change in the share of Chinese trucks in the new and used vehicle market by segment. In January-December 2025, the share of new Chinese vehicles decreased by 17.1 p.p. to 45.5%, while that of used ones grew by 5.7 p.p. and reached 16.6%.

In the new truck sales composition, the share of Chinese vehicles fell in all segments. The sharpest decline was shown by dumper (-22.5 p.p.), tractor unit (-13.2 p.p.), and construction vehicle (-14.6 p.p.) segments. Despite the decline, in 2025, Chinese vehicles accounted for more than half of new truck sales in tractor unit (62.5%), construction vehicle (58.5%), dumper (54.7%), and van (50.8%) segments.

The share of Chinese trucks in used vehicle sales increased in all segments. It grew by 10.4 p.p. in the tractor unit segment, by 8.7 p.p. — in the construction vehicle segment, and by 4.8 p.p. — in the dumper segment. Last year, the share of Chinese trucks was highest in the used construction vehicle (24.0%) and dumper (32.2%) segments.

* vehicles with GVW of over 6 tons

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New and used truck market composition by country of the brand origin
Average price for insurance box tractor unit, million rubles
RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
How have the average LCV ownership periods changed over three years

The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the average initial ownership periods for LCV* by corporate clients in 2023-2025. In 2025, the initial ownership periods for LCV of all countries of origin included in the table increased compared to 2024. Corporate clients operated LCV of Italian (47 months), French (50 months), German (63 months), American (50 months), Korean (56 months) …

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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