Without Lexus and BMW. In the Russian Federation, expensive premium cars end

There are virtually no premium models in the Russian market. Their imports were stopped in the spring and now the stocks of expensive cars in warehouses were reached. The shortage of new cars in Russia is becoming more acute. Moreover, it is especially noticeable in the premium segment - representative cars in the market have actually ended. About it reports the edition of Kommersant. In recent years, the proportion of premium cars in the Russian market consistently reached 9-10%.

However, in the spring, it began to decline sharply: by May 2022, it has halved - to 5%, and now is 4%. There are no prerequisites for changing the situation. The fact is that sanctions against Russia actually stopped imports of a premium car. Currently, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley or Lexus brands do not supply their cars in the Russian Federation and their stocks in dealers' warehouses are actually exhausted.

Only Chinese EXEED cars are imported (which can only be called a large stretch only) and Korean Genesis. At the same time, the average cost of new cars in the Russian Federation during this time has increased significantly and amounted to 2. 3 million rubles ($ 38,000). However, it is not caused by sales of expensive models, but a sharp rise in prices for all without exception of a car, because even the new Lada Vesta 2022 is now worth almost $ 30,000.