The Russian Federation noted an increase in demand for four-wheel drive cars in the cold season

In the cold season, demand for new four—wheel drive cars in Russia is growing more actively than the market average - on average, the difference in demand dynamics can reach 10%. Avito Auto experts told Izvestia about this on November 23.

According to them, the demand for new four-wheel drive cars in the fall of 2025 increased by 25.5% compared to the second quarter. The most popular models were Lada, Haval, Geely, Chery and Jetour brands. Among the individual models, the most in demand were Lada Niva Legend, Geely Monjaro, Lada Niva Travel, Jetour T2, GAC GS8, HAVAL Jolion, Chery Tiggo 7L, Geely Atlas, Haval F7 and Voyah Free.

Compared to the second quarter, demand increased particularly significantly for Chery brand cars — by 2.2 times, as well as for Geely (+26.2%), UAZ (+25.8%) and Li Auto (+12.7%). Of the models, the Haval Dargo (+17.2%) and Jetour T2 (+10.7%) have noticeably increased in popularity.

At the same time, demand in the used car market increased slightly. The most popular models were Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lada and UAZ. The top 10 models included Lada 4x4 (Niva), Chevrolet Niva, BMW X5, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Prado, Kia Sportage, Renault Duster, Volkswagen Tiguan and Touareg.

According to the autumn report: new car sales fell in November

Experts attribute this to record demand in October.

Earlier, on November 21, it was reported that 2,325 pickups were sold in Russia in October this year, which is 33.5% less than in the same month last year. UAZ did not get into the top five for the second month in a row.

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