China's first victory over Russia. Automobile market is fully conquered by "Chinese"

And this is a victory! In the fall of the production of cars in Russia to a minimum since the reign of Leonid Brezhnev, wine western partners who have violated their obligations, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. "They were very incorrect, violating all their obligations. And we have a fall in the automotive industry," said Putin when communicating with workers at the Uralzeldors.

How to solve the problem? "In general, the general way of solving this problem is a multiple increase in the release of the most sought after cars," Putin summed up, expressing the confidence that the government will achieve it. After the start of the war in Ukraine in Russia, plants of all foreign car manufacturers were suspended. Many of them later announced departure from the country and selling assets.

Including the conveyors at the Volkswagen and PSMA Rus conveyors in Kaluga, where Peugeot, Citroen, Opel and Mitsubishi, Mazda in Vladivostok, Mercedes-Benz in the Moscow, Nissan and Toyota Uyota were collected. At the former Renault plant in Moscow and Kaliningrad Plant "Autotor" organized "screwdriver" assembly of Chinese cars. By the end of 2022, only 14 brands out of 60 were left in the Russian car market.

Only three of them were domestic: Lada, Gas and UAZ, and the rest were Chinese: Chery, Geely, Haval, Jac, Faw, Dongfeng, Changan, Exeed, Gac, Foton, omoda. According to Rosstat, in 2022, 67% of cars were released in Russia than a year earlier. A total of 450,000 cars have come out of the conveyors - the minimum number of Leonid Brezhnev's reign. For comparison: in 1970 the USSR produced 344 thousand cars a year, and in 1975, after the launch of plants in Gorky and Togliatti, already 1. 2 million. 73.

5% less than the same 2022 period, the Avtstatt Agency was calculated. Following the fall of car production, sales of new cars fell - in February they fell by 62. 5% relative to the same period last year. A total of 41 851 cars were sold. In the first place for sale is Lada Granta with a result of 16 257 pieces, in the second - Lada niva (6631 pieces), and closes the three Chinese Haval Jolion (2445 pieces).