Foreign Car Sales in Russia Up 50% in September

MOSCOW - October 8, 2007: Reuters reported that sales of foreign car brands in Russia rose by 50 percent in September to 132,076 units, figures compiled by the Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation (AEB) showed on Monday.

The figures, provided by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee, include production of foreign branded vehicles in Russia. The data showed that foreign car sales in the first nine months of 2007 amounted to 1,137,238 units, an increase of 63 percent from the same period of 2006.

Following are sales for the top-10 foreign car brands in Russia in September and the first nine months of the year:

 

BRAND               9M 07    9M 06  pct   Sept 07 Sept 06 pct
 Chevrolet)        131,653  77,334  70   16,689  11,212   49
 (including GM-AVTOVAZ JV)
 Ford              120,410  68,243  76   14,552  11,270   29
 Toyota            110,484  68,133  62   10,981   9,953   10
 Nissan             81,832  50,536  62    9,395   6,405   47
 Hyundai*           80,477  69,204   -      n/a     n/a  n/a
 Renault            71,351  48,818  46    8,763   6,349   38
 Mitsubishi         69,920  51,706  35   13,363   5,935  125
 Daewoo             66,941  50,709  32    7,644   6,846   12
 Kia                56,636  44,080  28    7,754   5,387   44
 Opel               45,027  12,183 270    5,207   1,673  211
 Total**           1,137,238 699,474  63  132,076  88,282   50

Source: AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee.

NOTE: * Figure for Hyundai sales in nine months excludes sales in September 2007.

** Without Hyundai sales in September 2007.