First appearance of the Great Wall Tank 300 in the Russian Top 30 (#17).
New light vehicle sales in Russia bounce back 70.6% year-on-year in April to 54,270 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -37.8% to 177,034. These figures don’t include Chery Group, Mercedes and BMW Group which report sales quarterly. The Top 4 brands vastly outpace the market: Lada is up 224.9% to 50.9% share, Haval up 805.4% to 13.5% of the market, Geely up 1311.8% to a record 11.3% share and GAZ up 112.1% to 7.4%. UAZ (+45.5%) rounds out the Top 5. All in all, Russian manufacturers are up 187.3% to 63.6% share vs. 64.6% so far this year. In 6th place, Changan (+721.8%) breaks its share record at 3.9%. Great Wall (+1625.5%) and FAW (+509%) fit inside the Top 10. Chinese brands skyrocket 530% year-on-year to 31.9% share with 8.4% a year ago.
Over in the models aisle, the Lada Granta (+665.9%) continues to soak up all its previous competitors’ sales and reigns supreme with 36.7% share. The Lada Niva (+275.2%) also evolves at stratospheric heights with 13.4% of the market, distancing the Haval Jolion (+986.9%), Geely Coolray (+1727.7%) and GAZ Gazelle (+127.9%). In fact the entire Top 8 models outrun the market with at least triple-digit year-on-year gains. The Haval F7X (+540.7%), Haval F7 (+433.2%) and Geely Tugella (+764.2%) follow. First ever appearance in the Top 30 of the Geely Monjaro directly at #14, the Great Wall Tank 300 (#17), Changan CS75FL (#20), FAW Bestune B70 (#26), Great Wall Tank 500 (#27) and FAW Bestune T55 (#28).
Previous month: Russia March/Q1 2023: Chery up to #2, Chinese surge from 8.9% to 42% share year-on-year
One year ago: Russia April 2022: Economic sanctions see market imploding -78.5%
Full April 2023 Top 30 All brands and Top 30 models below.
Russia April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Lada | 27,635 | 50.9% | 224.9% | 1 | 91,875 | 51.9% | 50.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Haval | 7,352 | 13.5% | 805.4% | 2 | 23,991 | 13.6% | 163.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Geely | 6,113 | 11.3% | 1311.8% | 3 | 18,786 | 10.6% | 214.4% | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | GAZ | 4,012 | 7.4% | 112.1% | 4 | 13,565 | 7.7% | 20.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | UAZ | 2,357 | 4.3% | 45.5% | 5 | 7,672 | 4.3% | 12.2% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Changan | 2,112 | 3.9% | 721.8% | 6 | 5,148 | 2.9% | 235.6% | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | Kia | 1,313 | 2.4% | -71.5% | 7 | 5,748 | 3.2% | -85.0% | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Great Wall | 949 | 1.7% | 1625.5% | 8 | 1,981 | 1.1% | 965.1% | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | FAW | 743 | 1.4% | 509.0% | 11 | 1,500 | 0.8% | 143.9% | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | Sollers | 521 | 1.0% | new | 10 | 1,334 | 0.8% | new | 13 | 52 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 270 | 0.5% | -93.5% | 9 | 1,008 | 0.6% | -97.1% | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Skoda | 235 | 0.4% | -78.7% | 12 | 1,051 | 0.6% | -92.0% | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Volkswagen | 163 | 0.3% | -80.2% | 13 | 881 | 0.5% | -93.3% | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Ford | 153 | 0.3% | -80.4% | 14 | 672 | 0.4% | -84.8% | 17 | 19 |
| 15 | Mazda | 96 | 0.2% | -80.3% | 15 | 455 | 0.3% | -92.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 16 | Toyota | 47 | 0.1% | -94.0% | 18 | 226 | 0.1% | -98.7% | 20 | 10 |
| 17 | Audi | 42 | 0.1% | -83.1% | 17 | 177 | 0.1% | -93.2% | 22 | 21 |
| 18 | GAC | 38 | 0.1% | 90.0% | 25 | 89 | 0.1% | -49.4% | 29 | 43 |
| 19 | Genesis | 30 | 0.1% | -80.8% | 21 | 92 | 0.1% | -85.8% | 28 | 26 |
| 20 | Peugeot | 29 | 0.1% | -84.3% | 19 | 144 | 0.1% | -90.1% | 25 | 22 |
| 21 | Citroen | 25 | 0.0% | -74.7% | 20 | 127 | 0.1% | -86.0% | 27 | 30 |
| 22 | Subaru | 16 | 0.0% | -82.8% | 16 | 154 | 0.1% | -84.3% | 24 | 32 |
| 23 | Opel | 5 | 0.0% | -87.5% | 23 | 45 | 0.0% | -88.6% | 31 | 39 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 4 | 0.0% | -97.0% | 22 | 57 | 0.0% | -95.3% | 30 | 27 |
| 25 | Lexus | 3 | 0.0% | -95.2% | 27 | 14 | 0.0% | -99.2% | 35 | 24 |
| 26 | Volkswagen Vans | 2 | 0.0% | -95.0% | 29 | 8 | 0.0% | -99.2% | – | 35 |
| 27 | Jeep | 1 | 0.0% | -98.3% | 24 | 35 | 0.0% | -90.7% | 32 | 37 |
| 28 | Isuzu | 1 | 0.0% | -98.9% | 26 | 23 | 0.0% | -93.7% | 33 | 40 |
| 29 | Honda | 1 | 0.0% | -94.4% | 28 | 10 | 0.0% | -96.5% | 36 | 44 |
| 30 | Iveco | 1 | 0.0% | -95.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | -97.2% | – | 46 |
| 31 | Fiat | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | -98.0% | – | 51 |
| 32 | Hino | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | -96.3% | – | 48 |
| 33 | Chery | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 18,927 | 10.7% | 181.6% | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Exeed | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 5,605 | 3.2% | 106.4% | 8 | 14 |
| 35 | Omoda | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 5,605 | 3.2% | new | 9 | 31 |
| 36 | Evolute | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 237 | 0.1% | new | 19 | 42 |
| – | Mercedes | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 184 | 0.1% | -97.3% | 21 | 15 |
| – | Dongfeng (DFM) | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 158 | 0.1% | -58.6% | 23 | 28 |
| – | BMW | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 139 | 0.1% | -98.3% | 26 | 16 |
| – | Mini | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | 16 | 0.0% | -96.9% | 34 | 38 |
| – | Total Russian | 34,525 | 63.6% | 187.3% | – | 114,446 | 64.6% | 44.4% | – | – |
| – | Total Chinese | 17,307 | 31.9% | 530.0% | – | 51,495 | 29.1% | 87.4% | – | – |
Russia April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Lada Granta | 19,899 | 36.7% | 665.9% | 1 | 64,315 | 36.3% | 261.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lada Niva | 7,282 | 13.4% | 275.2% | 2 | 25,288 | 14.3% | 124.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Haval Jolion | 3,804 | 7.0% | 986.9% | 4 | 11,145 | 6.3% | 180.1% | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Geely Coolray | 3,692 | 6.8% | 1727.7% | 5 | 10,345 | 5.8% | 388.4% | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | GAZ Gazelle | 3,086 | 5.7% | 127.9% | 3 | 10,547 | 6.0% | 18.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Haval F7X | 1,275 | 2.3% | 540.7% | 7 | 4,849 | 2.7% | 166.4% | 9 | n/a |
| 7 | Haval F7 | 1,093 | 2.0% | 433.2% | 9 | 4,100 | 2.3% | 73.2% | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | Geely Tugella | 1,037 | 1.9% | 764.2% | 11 | 2,839 | 1.6% | 86.8% | 14 | n/a |
| 9 | UAZ Classic Commercial | 1,009 | 1.9% | 27.2% | 10 | 3,206 | 1.8% | 8.1% | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | GAZ Sobol | 926 | 1.7% | 72.1% | 8 | 3,018 | 1.7% | 30.5% | 13 | 16 |
| 11 | Changan CS35 Plus | 891 | 1.6% | 725.0% | 14 | 2,282 | 1.3% | 321.8% | 17 | n/a |
| 12 | Haval Dargo | 834 | 1.5% | new | 13 | 2,571 | 1.5% | new | 15 | n/a |
| 13 | Geely Atlas Pro | 719 | 1.3% | 611.9% | 6 | 4,752 | 2.7% | 164.7% | 10 | 25 |
| 14 | Geely Monjaro | 657 | 1.2% | new | n/a | 786 | 0.4% | new | 30 | n/a |
| 15 | UAZ Patriot | 605 | 1.1% | 39.7% | 12 | 2,266 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 18 | 14 |
| 16 | Sollers Atlant | 493 | 0.9% | new | 19 | 1,239 | 0.7% | new | 24 | n/a |
| 17 | Great Wall Tank 300 | 420 | 0.8% | new | n/a | 549 | 0.3% | new | 37 | n/a |
| 18 | Kia Sportage | 410 | 0.8% | 7.3% | 15 | 1,591 | 0.9% | -53.6% | 21 | 19 |
| 19 | Changan CS55 | 388 | 0.7% | 496.9% | n/a | 793 | 0.4% | 43.1% | 29 | n/a |
| 20 | Changan CS75FL | 387 | 0.7% | 360.7% | n/a | 713 | 0.4% | 62.4% | 33 | n/a |
| 21 | UAZ Profi | 363 | 0.7% | 86.2% | 16 | 1,184 | 0.7% | 58.3% | 25 | n/a |
| 22 | FAW Bestune T77 | 357 | 0.7% | n/a | 17 | 1,112 | 0.6% | 1239.8% | 26 | n/a |
| 23 | Haval H9 | 346 | 0.6% | 496.5% | 20 | 1,325 | 0.7% | 38.4% | 23 | n/a |
| 24 | Lada Granta LCV | 272 | 0.5% | 202.2% | 21 | 957 | 0.5% | 122.6% | 27 | n/a |
| 25 | Changan UNI-V | 246 | 0.5% | new | 18 | 717 | 0.4% | new | 32 | n/a |
| 26 | FAW Bestune B70 | 212 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | |
| 27 | Great Wall Tank 500 | 205 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | |
| 28 | FAW Bestune T55 | 174 | 0.3% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | |
| 29 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 168 | 0.3% | -30.9% | n/a | 576 | 0.3% | -51.2% | 36 | n/a |
| 30 | Ford Transit | 153 | 0.3% | -80.4% | n/a | 672 | 0.4% | -84.8% | 34 | 27 |
| 31 | Kia Cee’d | 147 | 0.3% | -54.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 32 | Kia Cerato | 127 | 0.2% | -70.0% | n/a | 722 | 0.4% | -75.3% | 31 | 28 |
| n/a | Lada Vesta | 112 | 0.2% | -94.3% | 22 | 865 | 0.5% | -95.3% | 28 | 4 |
| n/a | VW Polo | 87 | 0.2% | -85.5% | n/a | 593 | 0.3% | -92.4% | 35 | 13 |
Source: AEB
