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Equipment leasing grew by more than a quarter
According to the marketing agency NAPI, 87.3 thousand units of equipment were issued for financial leasing in January-July 2026, representing a 25.9% rise on the previous year. However, the 2024 year figures (121.4 thousand units) were not reached; the result for the first seven months of the current year was 42.9% lower.
The largest leasing growth was shown by segments of food industry equipment, including refrigeration and restaurant equipment (+357.3%), and medical and pharmaceutical...
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Muscovites have started buying cars more frequently
According to the marketing agency NAPI, in January-August 2026, new car sales in Russia reached 0.83 million units (+9.0% year-on-year), while used car sales totaled 3.81 million units (+2.6%).
A similar trend took place in Moscow: new car sales grew by 12.6% and reached 108.4 thousand units, while used car sales increased by 3.5% to 227.3 thousand units. The capital's share in new car sales reached 13.1% (+0.4 p.p.), and in used car sales — 6.0% (+0.1 p.p.).
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Leasing dynamics in the car and commercial vehicle segments
According to the marketing agency NAPI, in January-August 2026, leasing of cars and commercial vehicles reached 178.9 thousand units, representing a 1.1% rise on the first 8 months of last year. Compared to January-August 2024, leasing decreased by 37.9%.
Despite the overall leasing decline, growth took place in the car, truck, and trailer segments.
Car leasing in January-August 2026 totaled 99.2 thousand units (+3.0% on 2025). The share of cars in total leasing volume was 55.4% (+1...
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Which LCV brands saw leasing growth during the first eight months of 2026?
According to the marketing agency NAPI, new and used LCV* leasing totaled 27.6 thousand units in January–August 2026, which was a 8.6% decline on the previous year.
New LCV leasing amounted to 21.9 thousand units, down 14.0% year-on-year. Among TOP-5 brands, the sharpest leasing decline was shown by LADA (-32.5%), UAZ (-24.7%), and FOTON (-23.0%). Leasing accounted for 40.8% in new LCV sales over the first eight months of 2026, having shown the growth of 1.9 p.p. year-on-year.
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Tractor units, semi-trailers, and trailers: trends in vehicle sales from 2022 to 2026
The marketing agency NAPI analyzed sales of tractor units, trailers, and semi-trailers in 2022-2026.
Tractor units
In January-August 2026, 9.1 thousand new tractor units were sold, which was a 8.3% decline on the similar period last year and 15.0% less than the result of 8 months 2022.
Sales of used tractor units amounted to 45.5 thousand units. Compared to last year, they increased by 15.9%, while compared to 2022 - by 14.3%.
Semi-trailers
Sales of new semi-trailers totaled...
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TOP regions by new and used LCV sales growth and decline
According to the marketing agency NAPI, 290.1 thousand light commercial vehicles (LCV)* were sold in January-August 2026. Sales of new LCV totaled 53.7 thousand units, which was a 18.2% decline on the previous year. Used LCV sales amounted to 236.4 thousand units, down by 5.1% on the previous year's figure.
Positive new LCV sales dynamics was shown by only 10 regions. The highest growth took place in the Chukotka Autonomous Region (+75.8%) and the Jewish Autonomous Region (+67.9%)...
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