24.01.2023 / New car sales, manufactured in not Russia and in not China, 2022

While the car production in Russia has decreased, our closest neighbors – Belarus and Kazakhstan - are increasing the volume of deliveries to Russia, including brands that have left the Russian market.

In addition, the cars of European, American, and Japanese brands manufactured in China are imported, and the parallel import of cars manufactured in Germany, Japan, etc. is growing. So, in December last year, 13 thousand cars not manufactured in Russia and in China were sold.

In our opinion, this situation poses a threat to the production restoration in Russia, including for new projects (Moskvich, Evolute, etc.).

Thus, a wide range of cars that are not available in Russia is manufactured in Kazakhstan; therefore, with the expansion of deliveries of cars from Kazakhstan, some consumers will prefer familiar brands to Russian and Russian-Chinese ones.

Thus, the coming year will not be easy for the automotive production restoration in Russia.

Source: NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency)

Source: The press-release «Russian automotive industry: production or import?»