In 2021, new car sales in Russia grew by 25%. For 10 months, citizens spent 2.784 trillion rubles on their purchase.
This is 28% more than in 2020, according to Russian Automotive Research.
The most profitable was KIA, a company selling cars for 325 billion rubles (+ 24%). The second place belongs to Hyundai - 279.3 billion rubles (+ 35%). The top three is closed by the Toyota brand, whose revenue amounted to 275.5 billion rubles (+ 14%).
Among premium brands, Mercedes has the largest revenue - 266.1 billion rubles (+ 75%).
According to experts, the Russian passenger car market may fall by 1.3% in 2022.