Toyota and Mazda entered the top 6 in terms of sales in the Russian car market

Toyota and Mazda brands, which are not officially present on the Russian market, turned out to be among the most popular in Russia in the fourth week of this year. This was reported on January 26 by the analytical agency Autostat.

So, from January 19 to January 25, 555 new Toyota cars and 541 new Mazda cars were sold in the Russian Federation. Compared to the previous week, Toyota moved from sixth to fifth in the sales ranking, and Mazda from ninth to sixth.

Both Japanese brands managed to surpass Belgee (527 units), Chapdap (504 units), Chery (422 units) and Jetour (397 units) in terms of sales of new cars in Russia, which rounded out the top ten. Lada (4,493 units), Haval (2,157 units) and Tenet (1,894 units), as well as Geely (1,041 units) became the leaders of the rating. Experts noted that for the first time in a long time, the domestic Solaris brand dropped out of the top 10.

In total, 18.2 thousand new passenger cars were sold in the Russian Federation in the fourth week of this year, which is 19% less than in the third week of 2026.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that 64,000 BMW cars were imported to Russia in 2025, which is 44% more than a year earlier. New car imports increased by a third (+34%), while used car imports doubled (+49%).

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