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How have the transport tax rates for trucks changed?
The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the transport tax rates for trucks for legal entities. In 2026, rates changed in 11 regions of Russia.
The largest increase in rates for vehicles of all the capacities considered below took place in the Rostov-on-Don and Tomsk regions. Rates decreased only in the Vologda region for vehicles with engines capacity up to 100 HP (up to 73.55 kW) inclusive and engines capacity over 100 HP up to 150 HP (over 73.55 kW up to 110.33 kW) inclusive.
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The car leasing segment is recovering faster than the market
Every fifth car leased turned out to be used
According to Gazprombank Autoleasing and the marketing agency NAPI, in January-November 2025, the new and used car leasing market* decreased by 29.7% in quantitative terms. At the same time, in November 2025, only 13% fewer cars were leased than in November 2024.
Results of 11 months
In January-November 2025, business representatives leased 143.9 thousand cars (112 thousand new and 31.9 thousand used) compared to 204.7 thousand units leased...
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Car prices increased by up to 24.6% in December
The marketing agency NAPI analyzed recommended retail prices (RRP) for new cars in December 2025. Compared to November of the current year, prices for 38 versions changed, all of which increased.
Price increased for versions of HAVAL, HONGQI, SWM, WEY, SOLARIS, BELGEE, EXLANTIX, and AMBERAUTO models. The growth varied from 0.7% to 24.6%.
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Less than 4% of vehicles are leased
According to the marketing agency NAPI, in January-November 2025, 7.4 million new and used cars and commercial vehicles were sold, including 265.5 thousand units issued for financial and operational leasing. Over the year, the share of vehicles leased decreased from 5.3% to 3.6% (-1.7 p.p).
Of all new and used vehicles leased, cars account for 54.2% (+4.7 p.p. on 2024), LCV* – 17.4% (+2.1 p.p), and buses – 2.4% (+0.6 p.p). The share of trucks** fell to 18.4% (-4.9 p.p), trailers – to...
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How stocks are putting pressure on the semi-trailer and tractor unit market
The marketing agency NAPI analyzed sales of new and used semi-trailers in January-November 2025. Over the first 11 months of the current year, 72.6 thousand new and used semi-trailers were sold, which was a 30.1% decline on the similar period of 2024. Purchase of new vehicles fell by 59.8%, while that of used ones - by 7.8%.
TONAR (3.03 thousand units), BONUM (1.13 thousand units), and CENTERTRANSTEKHMASH (0.95 thousand units) new semi-trailers became sales leaders in January-November 2025...
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Why e-commerce won't save the LCV segment
According to the marketing agency NAPI, LCV* sales are expected to reach 105 thousand units in 2025, which will be a 20%+ decline on the previous year. But why are LCV sales declining again? What caused their rise and fall in previous years? Why won't the e-commerce rise become a lifeline for them?
Let's fast forward to 2013, when nearly 200 thousand LCV were sold. High sales in 2013 and earlier can be explained by the "low base effect." The light commercial vehicle segment only practically...
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