Brands from China still dominate the Russian market, but April was marked by a decline in demand. Segment leader Haval lost 10 percent of buyers compared to March 2024, having sold 14.6 thousand cars in April. Chery had a smaller decrease – by four percent, to 12.9 thousand cars, while Geely had the most sensitive – by 24 percent, to 11.5 thousand, Otkritie Bank calculated.
The sales driver for Haval and also the most popular foreign car in the Russian Federation remains the inexpensive crossover Jolion. It was chosen by 6.1 thousand buyers in April (minus five percent compared to March).
Geely’s most popular crossover is the Monjaro. But its sales also dropped significantly with the restriction of parallel imports: by 35 percent to 3.3 thousand cars.
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The April result for Great Wall brands also turned out to be more modest. Tank sold 2.4 thousand vehicles (minus eight percent), GW’s own pickup trucks reached the thousand mark, Wey sold less than a hundred vehicles.
Chinese brands, in order to spur falling demand, continue to offer direct discounts: Monjaro, for example, in early May became 250-450 thousand rubles more affordable. And Ora (“a subsidiary” of Great Wall) reduced the price of the 03 hatchback in the rich Premium version by 400 thousand.
At the same time, Changan, on the contrary, raised prices by one or two percent, despite the nine percent drop in sales in April – to 8.4 thousand cars. The GAC has adopted the same policy.
Only Omoda, Jetour and Jaecoo (all three controlled by Chery) could boast of an increase in sales in April.
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