Sales of luxury cars in Russia in May 2021 increased by 70% compared to the same period last year, analysts of the Avtostat agency calculated. In May, 97 luxury cars were sold in the country.
The growth in sales is due to the low base of May last year, analysts say. Most car dealerships closed last spring due to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The market for new luxury cars has been in decline since October last year, a trend that was reversed in April 2021, when sales grew by 86%. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, a total of 359 luxury cars were purchased in Russia, which is 15% less than in January-May last year (422 units).
The sales leader in May was Bentley cars – 39 cars (2.8 times growth), Rolls-Royce – 29 cars (3.2 times growth), Ferrari closes the top three – 11 units (11 times growth). They are followed by Lamborghini – nine units (-31%), Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class – six units (-50%) and one each – Aston Martin, Maserati and Aurus.
Traditionally, most luxury cars were bought in Moscow (57 cars), in St. Petersburg 7 cars were bought, in the Moscow region – 7, in the Krasnodar Territory – 5, in the Sverdlovsk Region and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – 2. Another 17 subjects of Russia bought one luxury car each.
.