The Association of European Businesses (AEB) calculated that sales of passenger cars and LCV (light commercial vehicles) in Russia in December 2021 fell by 19.9% - to 133.5 thousand units. At the same time, in general, for the entire previous year, they increased by 4.3% and amounted to 1.67 million units.
“Sales of passenger cars and LCVs in Russia in December 2021 fell by 19.9%, to 133.5 thousand units. Sales of passenger cars and LCVs in Russia in 2021 increased by 4.3%, to 1.67 million units, “- TASS reports with reference to the final press conference of the AEB.
The AEB predicts an increase in sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia in 2022 by 3.3% – to 1.72 million units.
According to the AEB, in November 2021, the drop in new car sales was 20.4% – that is, by 32 114 units compared to November 2020. Then sales amounted to 125,466 vehicles. In October of the previous year, the automotive market decreased by 18.1% or by 27,960 units compared to October 2020, when 126,204 cars were sold during the year.
Earlier, the Ministry of Trade and Industry reported that in 2021 the Russian car market grew by 6%. Sales reached 1.8 million units, according to the ministry. Automotive production in the country increased by 10% to 1.5 million cars, in part due to the effect of the low base of the lockdown in 2020.
For more information on changes in car sales, see the article by Kommersant, “Cars switched to an all-season fall.”
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