Stocks of unsold new cars in Russia have reached 400 thousand units

According to the results of the first quarter of 2026, the volume of stocks of new passenger cars at dealers and distributors in Russia reached 400 thousand units. Sergey Tselikov, director of the Autostat analytical agency, told about this in his Telegram channel on April 28.

As the analyst pointed out, the stock of new passenger cars in the Russian Federation has stopped decreasing. Thus, the main increase occurred in 2023-2024, when the volume was about 380 thousand cars. In 2025, the runoff decreased by about 130 thousand units.

From December last year to March this year, stocks of new cars are at about the same level, but there are concerns that in the future the stock may start to grow, the expert said.

"The situation with car stock at dealers and distributors has reached a certain equilibrium state. The stock of cars, which is currently estimated at about 400 thousand units, will be enough for 3-4 months of sales — this is quite a normal indicator for the car market," Tselikov said in a conversation with Izvestia.

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