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Car market
KIA Ceed cars assembled in Russia became available in dealerships  

KIA Ceed cars assembled in Russia went on sale in a number of Russian dealerships. Cars are offered in hatchback and station wagon bodies. These are the latest copies of 2022 model year produced at the Kaliningrad plant. For example, KIA Ceed 2022 hatchback is available to Russian customers at the cost of 2,699,000 rubles. The power unit of the model is represented by 1.6-liter petrol engine coupled with automatic gear box. A station wagon...

12/08/2025
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Car market
Serial production of LADA Iskra has been postponed to spring 2026

Contrary to previously announced plans, the mass production of the new Lada Iskra model is postponed until spring of 2026. Presumably, mass production will begin in March or April, which means that about 9 months remain before Iskra appears on assembly lines in large volumes. Reasons for the delay have not been announced, however, according to information from insiders, preparations for the launch are proceeding smoothly. NAPI (National...

12/08/2025
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Commercial vehicle market
KAMAZ vehicles have been presented at the exhibition in Kazan

KAMAZ took part in the exhibition of products by leading enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan, organized on August 9 in Kazan. The KAMAZ exposition featured high–tech K5 generation vehicles - KAMAZ-54901 tractor unit and KAMAZ–65951 dumper, as well as time-tested all-wheel drive vehicles of the classic model range - KAMAZ-43118 and KAMAZ-4326, which are in demand in foreign markets. The flagship of the K5 line-up, KAMAZ-54901 (4x2)...

12/08/2025
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RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
New LCV leasing lost 8.1 thousand units

According to the NAPI, in the I half of 2025, the new and used LCV* leasing fell by 27.7%: from 29.5 thous.un. in (01-06) 2024 to 21.4 thous.un. in (01-06) 2025. The new LCV leasing was down by 31% or 8.1 thous.un. The new LCV market decreased by only 19.4%. In (01-05) 2025 the share of LCV leased in the new vehicle market  37.5% …

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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