Dealers have calculated the number of paychecks needed to buy a new car

The affordability of a new car has decreased in Russia. Over the last 10 years, despite the growth of the average salary more than doubled, it takes longer to save up to buy a passenger car. This was stated by Alexei Podshchekoldin, president of the Russian Automobile Dealers Association (ROAD), Izvestia correspondent reports from a press conference on January 23.

"If in 2014 the average salary in Russia amounted to 34 thousand rubles, then by 2024 it has grown to 80 thousand rubles. And if 10 years ago it was necessary to put aside 30 salaries to buy an average car, now it is already 41 salaries," Podshchekoldin said.

The average cost of a new car, according to ROAD, has increased from Br1 million to Br3.35 million over 10 years.

To buy a used car, in 2024, a Russian needed 17 salaries, while in 2014 - 11 salaries. The cost of a car with mileage during this time has increased from 375 thousand to 1.35 million rubles, said the head of ROAD.

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On the eve it was reported that in 2024 in Russia the number of closures of car showrooms of car brands from China increased 2.4 times, to 449 points. At the same time, the opening of showrooms of car brands from China decreased by almost 1.5 times, to 964 points. According to analysts, most often car dealers themselves broke contracts because they failed to make a profit.

January 20, it became known that in 2024, 181.2 thousand new passenger cars were imported into Russia under various schemes of alternative imports, which is 20% lower than a year earlier. Most of the cars were imported from Kyrgyzstan, China and Belarus.