Sales of new cars in Russia in January – May 2025 decreased by 28% compared to the same period a year earlier and amounted to 506.5 thousand units. This was reported in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The market of new cars of domestic production amounted to 277 thousand units, which is 10% less than the indicators of the same period of 2024.
“In May, an additional factor affecting the reduction of sales volumes compared to the previous month (April of 2025) is traditionally seasonality. At the same time, sales of domestic models remain lower than foreign cars. 44.8 thousand imported cars are sold in a month (43% less than May 2024) and 57.6 thousand cars produced in Russia (15% less than in May 2024).
Western automobile brands that were leading in the Russian market until February 2022, announced their departure after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Car sales have entered the recovery process, in particular with the growth of exports to the country of Chinese companies and the production of domestic manufacturers.