Experts predicted the recovery of the truck market in the Russian Federation

Truck sales in Russia may increase in 2026. This was stated at the CarXL conference by Viktor Pushkarev, Deputy head of the analytics department at the Autostat agency, the Izvestia correspondent reports on October 28. At the same time, growth is not predicted in all market segments, the specialist pointed out.

"In the baseline scenario, the HCV segment (over 16 tons) will grow by 20% next year to 54 thousand units. Under the optimistic scenario, 58.5 thousand cars will be sold, which is 30% more than the expected results this year. In the pessimistic scenario, the growth will be 10% and 49.5 thousand cars will be sold," Pushkarev said.

In the segment of medium-tonnage models (3.5-16 tons), the market will increase by 20% with an optimistic forecast (14.4 thousand units) and by 10% (13.2 thousand units) under the baseline scenario. The pessimistic forecast of analysts suggests that this segment will remain at the level of the current year — 12 thousand cars.

As for the LCV segment (light trucks up to 3.5 tons), according to the expert, under the baseline scenario, sales are expected to remain at the current level of 88,000 vehicles. The optimistic forecast assumes an increase in the segment of light commercial vehicles by 5%, to 92.4 thousand units. The pessimistic scenario implies a decrease in the number of cars sold by 5%, to 83.6 thousand units.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that sales of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) of the Normax brand will begin in Russia in the near future. The company's first model, the One van, was presented at the CarXL conference in Moscow.

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