The average cost of a new Russian car increased by 13%

In March, the average price of a Chinese—made car in Russia was 3.74 million rubles, while the domestic price was 1.59 million rubles. Compared to March last year, the average cost increased by 9% for Chinese brands and 13% for Russian brands. On April 4, <url> Assessment experts told Izvestia about this, who studied the classifieds.

The average cost of a new car, including brands that are not officially represented on the Russian market, increased by more than 1 million rubles. By the end of March, it amounted to 9.12 million rubles.

According to the results of the first quarter of this year, the average cost of a new car remained at the February level. In Moscow, it remains the highest in the country, reaching 5.16 million rubles in March, which is 3% lower than in February. In St. Petersburg, the price also decreased, but only by 1%, amounting to 3.37 million rubles.

By the end of March, the top five models officially presented on the Russian market, whose average cost decreased relative to the previous month, were: Hongqi HS5 (-9.3%; 3.62 million rubles), Hongqi H5 (-5.4%; 4.64 million rubles), Voyah Dream (-3.4%; 9.2 million rubles), Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (-2.7%; 2.08 million rubles) and Exeed VX (-2.6%; 6.3 million rubles).

In March, the most expensive models gained slightly more than 2% in price. These included the Livan X6 Pro crossovers (2.72 million rubles) and the GAC GS3 (3.1%; 1.79 million rubles), as well as the FAW Bestune B70 sedan (3.18 million rubles).

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The day before, it was reported that total sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia in March 2025 amounted to 83.1 thousand units, which is 45% less than in March last year. Over the past 10 years, the March results were worse in percentage terms only in 2022 (-59%), and in the first quarter — in 2015 (-36%).