Chinese car manufacturers replace Western ones in Russia

Automobile market Chinese manufacturers replace Western ones in Russia

2025-03-31 From Holger Holzer/SP-X | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Chinese car manufacturers are selling more and more cars in Russia. Last year, their market share reached an extreme level.

The Chinese car manufacturer Chery is very active in Russia, among other places.(Image: SP-X/Mario Hommen) — The Chinese car manufacturer Chery is very active in Russia, among other places.
(Image: SP-X/Mario Hommen)

After the withdrawal of Western European car manufacturers, Chinese brands have taken over the Russian passenger car market. Between 2022 and 2024, they increased their share of new registrations from 18 to 61 percent. This was determined by the consulting firm Inovev.

The absolute number of Chinese passenger cars and light commercial vehicles also grew in the same period: from 540,000 to 945,000 units—a 76 percent increase. Overall, around 1.55 million cars were newly registered in Russia in 2024: an increase of 48 percent compared to 2023—a figure back on the level of the pre-war years.

Market leader in Russia is Avtovaz

The market leader in 2024 was once again the state-owned company Avtovaz with around 440,000 new registrations and a market share of 28 percent. The strongest Chinese supplier was Great Wall with around 190,000 cars, followed by Chery and Geely with nearly 160,000 and 150,000 new registrations, respectively. European, Japanese, and Korean car manufacturers officially withdrew from Russia following the war of aggression against Ukraine.

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