Dealers listed car novelties of 2025 in Russia

In 2025, about 15 new and updated models will appear on the Russian car market. This was announced by Ilya Petrov, director of retail sales of Avilon AG on December 27.

Thus, in a conversation with "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" he said that the brand GAC in the second quarter of next year will bring to Russia a new crossover GS4, and Chery will present an updated Tiggo 7 Pro. Jaecoo is preparing a new J5 crossover and an updated J7. One of the main novelties of Omoda will be the flagship crossover C7, it is expected in March next year. Jetour plans to introduce the T1 crossover in the first half of next year, as well as an updated version of the all-wheel drive crossover X90 Plus.

Concern FAW will bring a mid-size Hongqi H6 liftback and a premium sedan Hongqi L1 to the Russian Federation. Among the novelties from domestic brands is expected to release a family seven-seat crossover "Moskvich 8".

According to Evgeny Zhitnukhin, the head of dealer direction of Fresh automobile marketplace, Livan company plans to bring restyled versions of X3 Pro and X6 Pro crossovers, as well as a brand new hybrid model. Oting brand will bring to the market an SUV Palasso based on the Japanese pickup Nissan Navara, and JAC brand - a new JS9. Korean cars under KGM brand (former SsangYong) will also become available to Russians. AvtoVAZ is preparing a new Lada Iskra, and the Kama company is preparing the Atom electric car.

The press service of AutoSpecCenter GC added that Haval plans to start selling a new H7 crossover next year.

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On the eve of the head of AvtoVAZ Maxim Sokolov said that in early 2026 the company will begin production of crossovers. It is known that the new Lada parketnik will be built on the basis of the Vesta model. Its first public presentation will take place in the summer of 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

It was also reported on Thursday that the Russian car market was flooded with Chinese cars. According to experts and industry participants, there are enough cars imported into the country to satisfy the market until April.