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These foreign cars are successfully sold in Russia contrary to sanctions

** 15th place **. General Motors has gradually folded the business in Russia since 2015, and by 2021 sales collapsed to 1046 units. However, in 2024, demand grew 2.5 times to 2640 pieces: the driver (1723) of Chinese production became the driver! On the second line with a huge lag Tahoe (303). Camaro sports car (51) turned out to be more popular than the Uzbek Cobalt (45), and in Russia, for 12 months, 21 new Corvette C8 was registered in Russia.
Chevrolet ** 14th place **. Honda announced the departure from Russia at the end of 2020, so the result of 2021 modest 1324 cars. Due to the effect of the low base in 2024, a double increase in sales to 2683 cars was achieved! The Dongfeng-Honda and Gac-Honda plants should be thanked: CR-V (519) and VEZEL (457), as well as E: NP1/E: NS1 (347), are imported from the Middle Kingdom. The right -handed Mikrovenes STEPWGN (261) made a good contribution.
Honda ** 13th place **. Audi crossovers hold the brand afloat: 3186 cars managed to sell for a year. Basically, these are Q8 (697), Q7 (655) and Q5 (600), and the galaxy of modifications even expanded, because mainly diesel versions were sold through official channels. Among cars, Audi A6 (321) remains the best result, but competitors in the business class have gone ahead.
Audi ** 12th place **. The Russians almost lost new Skoda cars: in 2024, 3452 cars were sold with us – mostly Kazakh and Chinese assembly. The result of 2021 – 90,443 pieces, when we “made the cashier” Rapid (41 680) and Karoq (19,487). After the sanctions, it is advisable to import only the Kodiaq (2177) or Octavia (716), the benefit of sellers from the PRC are ready to part with discounts, and production in Kazakhstan allows you not to pay utilsbor.
Skoda ** 11th place **. Mitsubishi completed a year with the result of 4489 cars: Outlander crossovers (1935), Eclipse Cross (506) and ASX (377), as well as the L200 (1121) frame (1121). The prospects are unenviable: the brand is not expected at the brand, the business in China is closed, and the barriers will make the import of proven models incomprehensible. At the former Russian Mitsubishi plant, Chinese Haval was registered.
Mitsubishi ** 10th place **. Mazda resisted the inevitable for a long time, but in the end she parted with the factory in Vladivostok. Sales in 2024 were reduced to 4637 pieces, but CX-5 (1871) and Mazda6 (898) remain bestsellers. From the Celestial Empire is supplied CX-4 (820) and CX-50 (457). Four models cover 87% of the supply, so the new crossovers on the rear -wheel drive platform remain exclusive.
Mazda ** 9th place **. In the relative expression, Volkswagen lost hardly the most among the masses: if in 2021 the German brand sold 91,125 cars in Russia, then the result of 2024-4793 units. At least somehow the export of crossovers from Chinese factories saves the situation: Tiguan (944), Tayron (679), ID.4 (662) and TERAMONT (417) are imported from the Middle Kingdom. As the utilsbor increased, the import of budget Volkswagen Bora has become not beneficial: 480 sedanov sold from old reserves.
Volkswagen ** 8th place **. Sales of new Lexus cars last two years at the level of five thousand pieces. Buyers RX (3011) and LX (1105) were not subject to sanctions, and 2021 bestsellers are no longer interesting: the demand for NX and ES fell to several hundred copies. Before the Lexus restrictions, 20 thousand buyers were annually found in Russia, but now a variety of “Chinese” were occupied by the niche.
Lexus ** 7th place **. Although Mercedes-Benz does not simplify the life of Russian clients, luxurious all-around and representative sedans are still in demand: 6981 car has been sold in a year. Almost 80% of sales are GLE (1903), GLS (1480), G-Class (1327) and S-Class (833). Three years ago, the situation was different: the most running crossovers were GLE and GLC, as well as E-class sedans. Compared to 2021, demand fell by 6.5 times.
Mercedes-Benz ** 6th place **. The Chinese brand, which did nothing for success in Russia, but became the leader – Zeekr. In the Geely premium electric car segment there are no equal: 7623 units, this is the best result among “batteries” cars. Interestingly, in China, buyers prefer 7x crossovers, but we have the most popular liftback 001 (5028). The three also includes inexpensive crossovers X (1407) and minivans 009 (713). Perhaps in the future ZEEKR electric cars will sell us officially [под брендом NordCross](https://motor.ru/news/nordcross-06-02-2025.htm).
Zeekr ** 5th place **. Among the European car manufacturers and the usual premium brands, BMW is best with BMW. In Russia, 11,776 Bavarian cars managed to sell, and supplies relative to 2023 grew by a third! The BMW company is not trying to observe the restrictions on the European Union as zealously as colleagues in the “Big German Troika”: [зафиксированы случаи](https://motor.ru/news/bmw-export-russia-22-12-2024.htm) direct supplies of cars, full service support remains. The X5 (2838), X7 (2020), X6 (1634), X3 (1235) and 5-Series (966) are best sold best.
BMW ** 4th place **. Under the Hyundai brand in Russia, 14,746 cars were sold: 11 times less than three years earlier (167,333). The sales structure is as follows: in the leaders of Tucson (7023), Santa Fe (1570) and Palisade (1306), but the Elantra sedan (3092) became one of the demand catalysts. The main exporter is Kazakhstan, but the share of Chinese supplies does not exceed 7%. From the Middle Kingdom, mainly Mufasa (509) and Lafesta (323) are imported. However, the most popular Hyundai and KIA are localized in Russia under the SOLARIS brand: in the year, 14,877 cars managed to sell, and without the unspoken approval of the head office, such an assembly is hardly possible.
Hyundai ** 3rd place **. Kia is one of the most affected by the sanctions of companies. The result of 2024 is 16,798 cars, which is 12 times less than 2021 indicators (205 801). It is unprofitable to import budget cars, so the relay crossed over -grounds. The scheme is similar: Sportage bestsellers (4882), Seltos (4290), Sorento (1518), Soul (1351), Mohave (803) and the K5 Business Sedan (1333) imported from Kazakhstan. Koreans associate the future with this country: the neighbors [строится завод](https://motor.ru/news/kia-kz-24-04-2024.htm) for 70 thousand cars. From China relatively mass steel, Sportage Ace (725) supplies.
Kia ** 2nd place **. Toyota was the best among the rest: compared to 2021, sales fell by almost five times (up to 20,748 pieces), and the bestseller is now not RAV4 (5281), but Camry (5848). Despite everything, Land Cruiser 300 (2284), Land Cruiser Prado (1604) and Corolla (1404) are in demand. There is no single supply channel: Toyota is being brought from Kazakhstan, China, the countries of the Persian Gulf, Japan and even the United States. New items get to Russia quickly, but they do not make the cashier: for example, most of the XV70 last series imported Camry.
Toyota ** 1st place **. He heads the rating … Chinese Li Xiang (Li Auto). A couple of years ago, no one heard about this brand, and the startup completed 2024 with a result of 23,219 cars, almost reaching the Moskvich with localization and a powerful PR campaign. Whether Syan himself was not invested in Russia at all: there is neither an official importer nor a representative office. The best -selling model was the medium -sized L7 crossover, on the second line L9, on the third – L6. The share of other models is less than 1%. A curious fact: for sales, Li Xiang was ahead of the Lexus sample of 2021.
Li Auto

In 2024, almost 90% of the sales of new cars in our country took domestic and Chinese brands. The once popular Japanese, Korean and European brands remained overboard the first dozens. Which of the usual brands was able to adapt better and prepares the ground for a possible return? We analyze the statistics of Avtostat in 2024 and compare with the results of the “Dosance” of 2021.

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