There is also almost a quarter more willing to buy used cars in the mass segment.
Research agency "Autostat" reports about the growth of sales of premium cars in the secondary market in Russia in 2023 at a higher rate than in the mass segment. Thus, as "Izvestia" writes, this segment has shown an increase of 35.6%, while the growth in the mass segment was 22.4%.
In January and February of this year, sales of used cars in Russia increased by 16%, and by the end of five months of 2023, the segment showed an increase of 24%. During that time, more than 2.25 million used cars found new owners. This figure exceeds the number of new cars sold over the same period by 7.1 times. It is predicted that by the end of the year sales of used cars will exceed the mark of 5 million units.
According to Sergey Burgazliev, an independent automobile consultant, in the premium segment it is obvious that in the conditions of limited choice of new cars many buyers turn their attention to the secondary market rather than to a new car made in China.
Recall that earlier SberAvto named the most popular used car models among Russians.