In May, the Russian car market showed relative stability: As reported on Monday, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) and the monthly rate of decline, and the grand total of sales from January It amounted to 37.7%, and some brands even started to show growth. Also preserved and trend capture market share more successful car brands, expelling those who barely kept in the Russian market.
According to the AEB, Russian sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) in May fell by 37.7% to 125.8 thousand. machines. Exactly the same as a percentage of sales declined, and since the beginning of the year – up to 641.9 thousand. Pieces. Chairman of the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee Joerg Schreiber said “moderate resumption of the overall consumer activity” and expects slow sales slump in the coming weeks and months. In addition, he said that in June, the AEB will update the annual forecast of the market, but did not specify whether the association is going to improve or worsen their expectations. In late March, the general director of the association Frank Schauff says it plans to revise the current forecast – market decline this year by 24% to 1.89 million vehicles – downward.
On According to the AEB, in May preserved the April trend capture market share leaders outsiders sales. AvtoVAZ managed to increase its share of only 1.3 p. P., To 18.2%, Group sales fell slightly less than the market – by 32.9%, to 22.9 thousand. Machines. Most notably increased its presence in the market Hyundai – 3.1 p. P., To 10.8% (total sales decreased by 12.6% to 13.6 thousand. Cars). Another Korean brand – Kia – raised its market share by 1.4 p. P., Up 9.8%, sales fell by 27% to 12.4 thousand. Machines. From the LCV segment feels most comfortable UAZ, which not only increased market presence of 1.3 p. P., To 3.1%, but the growth came in sales – by 8.3%, to 3.8 thousand . machines.
The most significant loss of market share was expected at practically left in March to the Russian market and sell off drains General Motors – by 2.9 p. p., 3, 8% of group sales collapsed by 65%, to 4.7 thousand. machines. 2 p. P. Lost and VW Group, which occupies 9.2% of the market. In the whole group fell the most demand for Volkswagen LCV – by 72%, to 310 cars. Outsiders car market in May began SsangYong (a drop of 88% to 220 cars), Volvo (82% to 287 cars) and Subaru (81% to 272 cars). From the best-selling brands halved sale Skoda – to 3.8 thousand. Machines.
Less likely low demand affected Lexus (sales decreased by 2%, to 1.6 thousand . machines) and LCV Mersedes-Benz – a reduction of 11% to 409 cars. In addition, in May became gradually rehabilitated premium class: Porsche managed to maintain last year’s sales (468 cars), and Cadillac – increase of a quarter, up to 130 machines.
How stalled Russian car
The March decline in new car sales showed another record: the decline in sales in January amounted to only a quarter of that in February they had fallen by 38%, and in March, the market fell by 42.5% to 139.9 thousand. machines. The downturn began to affect and premium brands: in the red at the end of March turned out to be, for example, models of cars Mercedes, BMW and Audi. Read more
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