It became known how many Chinese cars Russians bought in 2024

From January to November 2024, 848 thousand new passenger cars of Chinese brands were sold in Russia. This is 80% more than in January - November 2023, according to the analytical agency "Autostat" on December 13.

The share of passenger cars of brands from China in the Russian market has grown over the year from 50.1% to 58.6%. The most popular brands among Russians are Haval, Chery, Geely and Changan, the share of these four brands together account for 66% of the total sales volume of "Chinese", and sales of each of them has passed the mark of 100 thousand units.

Bestsellers in Russia were crossovers Haval Jolion, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max and Tiggo 4 Pro, as well as Geely Monjaro and Omoda C5. Compared to last year, only one model has changed in the top five - instead of Geely Monjaro it was Geely Coolray.

According to analysts, at the end of the year in Russia will be sold more than 900 thousand Chinese cars, and the mark of 1 million for them is still unattainable.

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On the eve it became known that, according to the results of the survey, the brand Geely was the most recognizable car brand from China among Russians. In second place was Chery, the top three was the brand Haval.

November 27, auto expert Alexander Smith dispelled myths about quickly rusting Chinese cars. According to him, modern cars of brands from China, contrary to a common misconception, do not rot in the first year and do not "blossom with bugs" from a small chip.