There are five Haval models in the Passenger Car Top 10 in January. Picture zr.ru
The Russian new car market implodes -63.1% year-on-year in January to just 32,499 sales. As most foreign carmakers have now exited this market, the remaining brands with significant sales are either Russian or Chinese. Lada (-3.2%) only edges down to reach 53.7% share, its highest since economic sanctions were implemented against Russia last year and a level unseen in 20 years: since 2003 when the manufacturer held 59.5% of its home market. Haval (+43.1%) and Geely (+87.9%) manage market-defying surges to rank #2 with 14% and #3 with 10.8% share respectively, all records. GAZ (-31.7%), Kia (-88.5%) and UAZ (-10.6%) follow and no other manufacturer manages a share above 1.5%. Notice Sollers, formerly a joint-venture with Ford and Mazda and owner of UAZ, up to #15 for its second month of sales.
Sollers lineup
Model-wise, the Lada Granta (+115.4%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reach a record 36.6% share. It is followed by the Lada Niva (+93.7%) up to 15.2% share, which is the highest in the nameplate’s 45 year history. The Geely Coolray (+138.2%) does even better and lands on the third step of the podium with 5.7% share, both ranking and share records. At #4, the Haval Jolion (+8%) equals its ranking record with the GAZ Gazelle (-33.1%) rounding out the Top 5. In fact there are five Haval models in the Passenger Car Top 10, with the F7 (+18.9%), F7X (+83.9%), H9 (+59.5%) and Dargo (new) in tow. The Geely Atlas Pro (+182%) and Tugella (+55.9%) also rank high up. Notice the Lada Vesta (-95%) likely discontinued in a strange move by the manufacturer. The Changan CS35 Plus (#20), FAW Bestune T77 (#24) and DFM Captain-T (#25) are the first models of each brand to make their way into the Russian Top 25.
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Full January 2023 Top 35 all brands and Top 33 models below.
Russia January 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-23 | % | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Lada | 17,468 | 53.7% | -3.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Haval | 4,535 | 14.0% | 43.1% | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Geely | 3,501 | 10.8% | 87.9% | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | GAZ | 1,816 | 5.6% | -31.7% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia | 1,415 | 4.4% | -88.5% | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | UAZ | 1,185 | 3.6% | -10.6% | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Changan | 469 | 1.4% | -5.3% | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Great Wall | 278 | 0.9% | 371.2% | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Skoda | 269 | 0.8% | -93.0% | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 257 | 0.8% | -94.0% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Ford | 186 | 0.6% | -81.5% | 14 | 19 |
| 12 | Hyundai | 185 | 0.6% | -98.4% | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | FAW | 165 | 0.5% | 3.8% | 18 | 23 |
| 14 | Dongfeng (DFM) | 158 | 0.5% | 66.3% | 17 | 28 |
| 15 | Sollers | 153 | 0.5% | new | 29 | 52 |
| 16 | Mazda | 137 | 0.4% | -92.8% | 13 | 17 |
| 17 | Toyota | 60 | 0.2% | -99.0% | 15 | 10 |
| 18 | Peugeot | 42 | 0.1% | -89.7% | 22 | 22 |
| 19 | Subaru | 40 | 0.1% | -88.0% | 20 | 32 |
| 20 | Audi | 38 | 0.1% | -94.5% | 19 | 21 |
| 21 | Citroen | 37 | 0.1% | -84.4% | 21 | 30 |
| 22 | GAC | 30 | 0.1% | -63.0% | 27 | 43 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 18 | 0.1% | -94.6% | 24 | 27 |
| 24 | Genesis | 15 | 0.0% | -90.1% | 16 | 26 |
| 25 | Jeep | 15 | 0.0% | -84.8% | 23 | 37 |
| 26 | Opel | 11 | 0.0% | -92.0% | 25 | 39 |
| 27 | Isuzu | 7 | 0.0% | -85.4% | 30 | 40 |
| 28 | Lexus | 5 | 0.0% | -99.1% | 28 | 24 |
| 29 | Hino | 2 | 0.0% | -89.5% | 31 | 48 |
| 30 | Honda | 1 | 0.0% | -98.9% | 32 | 44 |
| 31 | Volkswagen Vans | 1 | 0.0% | -99.7% | 34 | 35 |
| 32 | Renault | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | Porsche | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 26 | 33 |
| 34 | Mitsubishi | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 33 | 18 |
| 35 | Iveco | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 35 | 46 |
| 36 | Chery | n/a | n/a | n/a | 48 | 6 |
| 37 | Cheryexeed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 49 | 14 |
| 38 | Mercedes | n/a | n/a | n/a | 50 | 15 |
| 39 | BMW | n/a | n/a | n/a | 51 | 16 |
| 40 | Omoda | n/a | n/a | n/a | 52 | 31 |
| 41 | Mini | n/a | n/a | n/a | 53 | 38 |
| 42 | Mercedes Vans | n/a | n/a | n/a | 54 | 41 |
| 43 | Evolute | n/a | n/a | n/a | 55 | 42 |
Russia January 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-23 | % | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Lada Granta | 11,905 | 36.6% | 115.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lada Niva | 4,950 | 15.2% | 93.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Geely Coolray | 1,865 | 5.7% | 138.2% | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Haval Jolion | 1,523 | 4.7% | 8.0% | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | GAZ Gazelle | 1,451 | 4.5% | -33.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Geely Atlas Pro | 1,173 | 3.6% | 182.0% | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | Haval F7 | 1,088 | 3.3% | 18.9% | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | Haval F7X | 1,002 | 3.1% | 83.9% | 13 | n/a |
| 9 | UAZ Classic Commercial | 598 | 1.8% | 20.1% | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Haval H9 | 477 | 1.5% | 59.5% | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Geely Tugella | 463 | 1.4% | 55.9% | 16 | n/a |
| 12 | Haval Dargo | 444 | 1.4% | new | 22 | n/a |
| 13 | GAZ Sobol | 365 | 1.1% | -25.5% | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 336 | 1.0% | -61.3% | 14 | 19 |
| 15 | Lada Vesta | 296 | 0.9% | -95.0% | 20 | 4 |
| 16 | UAZ Patriot | 256 | 0.8% | -47.5% | 5 | 14 |
| 17 | UAZ Profi | 192 | 0.6% | 21.5% | 19 | n/a |
| 18 | Ford Transit | 186 | 0.6% | -81.5% | n/a | 27 |
| 19 | Kia Cerato | 179 | 0.6% | -79.4% | 28 | 28 |
| 20 | Changan CS35 Plus | 173 | 0.5% | 6.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 21 | Lada Granta LCV | 171 | 0.5% | 122.1% | 30 | n/a |
| 22 | Kia Sorento | 169 | 0.5% | -17.6% | n/a | n/a |
| 23 | VW Polo | 165 | 0.5% | -92.4% | 25 | 13 |
| 24 | FAW Bestune T77 | 163 | 0.5% | 232.7% | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | DFM Captain-T | 158 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 26 | Kia K5 | 148 | 0.5% | -77.9% | 27 | n/a |
| 27 | Kia Seltos | 145 | 0.4% | -91.7% | 23 | 18 |
| 28 | Kia Soul | 144 | 0.4% | -80.5% | 29 | n/a |
| 29 | Sollers Atlant | 142 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 30 | Skoda Rapid PA II | 135 | 0.4% | -91.0% | n/a | 17 |
| 31 | Mazda CX-5 | 124 | 0.4% | -91.5% | n/a | 24 |
| 32 | Changan CS55 | 119 | 0.4% | -39.9% | n/a | n/a |
| 33 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 109 | 0.3% | -68.7% | 18 | n/a |
Source: AEB
