The head of the ROAD predicted the departure of a number of Chinese car brands from Russia

Dozens of car brands may leave the Russian market in 2025. This opinion was expressed by the head of the association "Russian Automobile Dealers" (ROAD) Alexey Podshchekoldin on March 25.

"Dozens of other Chinese brands are not produced in our country, but are imported from China. And the demand for them in Russia is low. If a company cannot maintain a network of service centers in Russia and provide the customer with spare parts and repairs quickly under warranty, then few people trust it. In 2025, we will see that we will have even fewer such Chinese brands," Podshchekoldin quotes. URA.RU .

In recent years, about 60 car companies have come to Russia, and only four of them are in demand — Changan, Chery, Geely and Haval, said the head of the ROAD. They came with serious intentions, built assembly lines and service centers in the Russian Federation, and provided spare parts supplies. These are expensive projects that pay for themselves. The assembly is available in Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Tula and Moscow regions, he noted.

Podshchekoldin stressed that Russia needs legislative regulation of the arrival and departure of car companies. In the car markets of developed countries, you have to pay for entry or departure, and the manufacturer is responsible to the buyer.

Currently, cars of more than 100 brands can be purchased in Russia on the new and secondary markets. About 60% of them are Chinese, about 30% are Russian, and 5-6% are officially retired from Russia, who continue to be imported into the country. This proportion will continue in 2025, the head of the association predicted.

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Earlier in the day, Daniil Shkurygin, commercial director of <url>, told Izvestia that if foreign car brands that previously operated in Russia returned to the country's market, then one should not expect lower prices for cars. When imported, the cost of cars will be significantly higher than it was two or three years ago.

On March 13, car dealers explained that rumors about the possible return of departed car brands were disorienting customers and raising false hopes through nostalgia about returning "the way it was before." There are no prerequisites for the return of the departed car brands in 2025. None of the big players will return until most of the sanctions on the car business are lifted, they are sure.