Lixiang climbs the Russian brands charts.

New car sales in Russia gain 77.3% year-on-year in January to 80,212 units, yet this is 12.5% below January 2022. Lada (+26.4%) vastly trails its home market and sees its share thaw to 27.8%. The next 8 brands (!) are Chinese. Haval (+133.7%) is up to 12% share and Geely (+159.7%) is up to 11.2% while Chery (+59.5%) drops to 11%. Changan (+1547.5%) continues to evolve at much higher levels than a year ago while Chery fares Exeed (+52.6%) and Omoda (+124.8%) ensure the Top 7 brands are unchanged on December. Lixiang posts its 2nd ever Top 10 finish at a record #8 and 2.2% share with Tank just below. Kia (-43.4%) rounds out the Top 10.

Model-wise, the Lada Granta (-14.2%) is hit hard and falls to 12.7% share vs. 18.5% over the Full Year 2023, it is followed by the Lada Vesta (+1248.9%) catchiness up on lost time as its production was idled last year. The Haval Jolion (+173.9%) is down one spot on December and FY2023 to #3. Newcomer Geely Monjaro repeats at a fantastic 4th place overall with 4.5% share. The Lada Niva Legend (+59.5%) outsells its modern version the Lada Niva Travel (+9.2%) and ends the month at #5. The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (+739.4%) scores a surreal year-on-year lift with the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+397.7%) and Omoda C5 (+96.4%) also impressive in the remainder of the Top 10.

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Full January 2024 Top 10 brands and models below.

Russia January 2024 – brands:

PosBrandJan-24%/23DecFY231Lada  22,28927.8%+ 26.4%112Haval9,62012.0%+ 133.7%233Geely 8,99811.2%+ 159.7%344Chery 8,80111.0%+ 59.5%425Changan4,8936.1%+ 1547.5%556Exeed2,7583.4%+ 52.6%667Omoda2,6683.3%+ 124.8%778Lixiang1,7412.2%new10n/a9Tank1,7332.2%new8n/a10Kia  1,2991.6%– 43.4%n/a8

Russia January 2024 – models:

PosModel Jan-24%/23DecFY231Lada Granta10,22112.7%– 14.2%112Lada Vesta5,3826.7%+ 1248.9%343Haval Jolion4,3445.4%+ 173.9%224Geely Monjaro3,6494.5%new4105Lada Niva Legend3,3314.2%+ 59.5%766Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max3,2824.1%+ 739.4%557Lada Niva Travel3,2224.0%+ 9.2%638Geely Coolray2,6733.3%+ 49.1%979Chery Tiggo 4 Pro2,5833.2%+ 397.7%8910Omoda C52,3312.9%+ 96.4%108

Source: Manufacturers