Production of passenger cars has increased in Russia

In the first seven months of 2026, 444 thousand passenger cars were produced in Russia, which is 8.2% more than in the same period last year. This follows from a recent Rosstat report.

As for July, in the middle of summer, output decreased by 1.7% year-on-year and amounted to 65.8 thousand cars. The production of trucks in January — July amounted to 70.2 thousand units, which is 8.4% lower compared to the same period last year. However, in July, output increased by 21.3% to 9.9 thousand trucks.

The production of buses weighing more than 5 tons decreased by 6% in seven months (to 5.1 thousand units), and in July increased by 4.9% (to 0.8 thousand units). Buses weighing no more than 5 tons were produced in January — July by 24.3% less (6.8 thousand units) than in the same period last year, while in mid-summer production soared by 40.6% (up to 1.6 thousand units).

The production of internal combustion engines for motor vehicles in January-July decreased by 16.8% (98.1 thousand units), and in July it increased by 19.1% (to 14.2 thousand units).

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The day before, it was reported that AvtoVAZ plans to release several thousand Lada Azimut commercial crossovers by the end of 2026. Azimut's production plan for 2027 is 20,000 vehicles.