The Russian car brand Solaris was among the top ten market leaders for the first time

For the first time, the St. Petersburg automobile brand Solaris has entered the top ten leaders of the Russian car market in terms of sales. In total, 387 new cars of the brand were sold in the country during the 10th week of this year (from March 3 to March 9), the analytical agency Autostat reported on March 10.

Lada still holds the lead in the brand rating, with sales of 5,650 new passenger cars last week. It is followed by Haval (1939 units), Chery (1724 units), Geely (1045 units) and Changan (804 units). Omoda is in sixth place, Belgee and Jaecoo, Solaris and Jetour rounded out the top ten.

In total, 16.9 thousand new passenger cars were sold in Russia following the results of the 10th week. According to analysts, this is 16% less than a week earlier, and 38% lower than the level of the same period last year.

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On March 6, it became known that 78,040 new passenger cars were sold in Russia over the last winter month, which is 24.9% less than in February 2024. Lada remains the most popular brand, with its share rising to 31%.

Prior to that, on February 28, it was reported that in the year since the February start of production, the AGR Automobile Plant in St. Petersburg had produced more than 26,000 Solaris vehicles. The company uses full-cycle technology, including stamping, welding, painting and assembly, to produce Hyundai and Kia cars of four models with nameplates of the Russian brand.