In Russia, the demand for foreign cars has always been. The indicator of this is long -term queues for the purchase of certain European, Korean or Japanese brands. By the beginning of 2012, more than 16 million were registered in the Russian Federation. foreign cars, of which 3 million. account for cars Toyota brand, 1 million. 50 thousand. – for Chevrolet cars, 1 million. 20 thousand. – On Ford.
The market of foreign cars in Russia is very extensive, according to analysts, the number of foreign cars can surpass the number of domestic cars in 2013, which is not surprising: despite the fact that AvtoVAZ still holds leading positions, with an increase in the import of foreign cars, its sales are falling. Budget foreign cars are not much larger than new Lada models, but at the same time significantly win in terms of comfort, quality and appearance.
The lion’s share of the market of foreign cars in Russia falls on the so -called foreign cars of the Russian assembly – a car of Nerossian brands that are produced in Russia. The location of production in the country for which the machine is produced allows you to save on transportation and logistics; As a rule, duties for transportation of spare parts are lower than for cars, and interested investors are given benefits by the state. All this can significantly reduce the cost of a foreign car for the buyer compared to cars imported from other countries.
In Russia, joint enterprises are located for foreign cars of stamps such as Ford, Opel, Chevrolet, Skoda, Volkswagen, BMW, Renault, Hyundai, Kia and others. The cars of these manufacturers occupy the first places in the ratings. According to the results of the first half of this year, Hyundai Solaris settled in the 3rd place in the list of the most purchased cars, it follows the AvtoVAZ models Kalina and Priora and heads the rating of popular foreign cars in the Russian Federation.
The first lines of the rating are also Ford Focus and Korean Kia New Rio, as well as Renault Logan, although sales of the latter fall both due to outdated design and because of the significantly increased competition in this market segment associated with the emergence of new budget models of Korean manufacturers.
