Annual new commercial vehicle sales in Russia 2005-2021

The number of new commercial vehicles sold or registered in Russia was fluctuant over the observed period. The highest mark was recorded in 2012 at 386.17 new CVs countrywide. Since then, the annual sales volume of such cars in Russia has been significantly lower. In 2021, about 258.5 thousand new commercial vehicles were sold across the country, marking an increase from the previous year.

Russian commercial vehicles segment

 Since 2015, the car parc of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) on the Russian territory has been gradually growing, and by 2023, the estimated volume of such type of new vehicles was expected to reach 136 thousand. The national brands in the segment of commercial vehicles were the leaders by the number of registrations as of May 2021. Within light commercial vehicles (LCV), Gaz accounted for the largest volume of new cars, while in the heavy commercial vehicles (HCV) segment, Kamaz dominated with 2.2 thousand new registrations in April 2022.

Automotive market in Russia

Over the past years, the Russian automotive industry has been developing at a moderate pace. In 2021, the sales volume amounted to 1.7 million cars, having increased compared to the previous year. Similar dynamics were observed for the production levels, which were estimated at 1.3 million vehicles in 2021.