The Russian light vehicles market unrested growth continues and the positive series now achieved the 30th month, becoming the longest actually in the world. Market increase remains at double digit and had not been influenced by negative clouds arriving from Western Europe. Full year 2012 forecast issued by Focus2move.com were upgraded at 2.93 million units, up 11% from 2011.
In October, Fiat announced to have postponed the plan to build a new plant in the St. Petersburg area, after months of negotiation with the local Deputy Governor. Fiat Group had announced a couple of years ago a plan to invest 40 billion rubles for a plant with a capacity above 60.000 annual units and a formal agreement was signed with the St. Petersburg governorship in June 2012. Although the official reason behind the surprising decision to “postpone” the new plant investment was Fiat’s failure on raising funds for this project plus a review of engineering and logistical correlated costs, we believe the true is different. Indeed, in this month Fiat had also announced to postpone all new products plan for Europe and the need to close a plant in Italy. From the other side, in Brazil, it started the building of its second plant.
Autovaz confirmed in September the progresses shown in the summer. Sales were 50.168 with a share of 19.3%. Third quarter share at 19.2% was up 1.5 points of share from Q2. Year-to-date sales were 399.142, with a share of 18.3%. Few months after launch, the new Granta achieved the market leadership and now Autovaz holds the top 3 models.
Chevrolet was 2nd with 18.497 sales and a share of 7.1%, down 0.5 points from previous month. Q3 share at 7.6% was up 0.4 points from Q2 and 1.3 points from Q1. Year-to-date sales were 153.994 and the share 7.1%. The top model was the Cruze, 10th YTD.
Kia in 3rd sold 16.544 units and a share of 6.4%, up 0.2 points of share from previous month. Q3 share at 6.4% was flat with the previous quarters and YTD. The best-selling model was the Rio, 6th YTD.
Volkswagen was 4th, with 15.477 units and a share of 6.0%, up 0.3 points from previous month. Q3 share at 5.9% was down 0.3 points from Q2. Year-to-date sales were 135.084 with a share of 6.2%. The top model was the Polo, 7th year-to-date.
Hyundai was 5th with 15.221 sales and a share of 5.9%. Q3 share at 5.5% was down 0.5 points from Q2 and 1.2 points from Q1. The best-selling model was the Solaris, 3rd year-to-date.
Renault was 6th, two spots better than August, but 2 down from year-to-date. In this month, it was outpaced by Kia in the full year race. Sales were 14.013 and share was 5.4%. Q3 share at 5.5% was down 1.6 points from Q2.
Nissan was 7th with 13.666 sales and a share of 5.3%. Q3 share at 5.1% was up 0.4 points from Q2, but down 1.8 points from Q1. Qasquai was the top model, 18th year-to-date.
In the table below, the Top 30 Brands ranked by year to date position:
Rank | Brand | Sep | Q3 | Ytd Sep | Q1 | Q2 | Sep | Q3 | Ytd Sep |
1 | Lada (Autovaz) | 50.168 | 148.410 | 399.142 | 17,9% | 17,7% | 19,3% | 19,2% | 18,3% |
2 | Chevrolet | 18.497 | 58.460 | 153.994 | 6,3% | 7,2% | 7,1% | 7,6% | 7,1% |
3 | Kia | 16.544 | 49.680 | 140.677 | 6,4% | 6,5% | 6,4% | 6,4% | 6,4% |
4 | Renault | 14.013 | 42.951 | 138.530 | 6,4% | 7,1% | 5,4% | 5,5% | 6,3% |
5 | Volkswagen | 15.477 | 46.005 | 135.084 | 6,4% | 6,2% | 6,0% | 5,9% | 6,2% |
6 | Hyundai | 15.221 | 42.846 | 132.089 | 6,7% | 6,0% | 5,9% | 5,5% | 6,1% |
7 | Nissan | 13.666 | 39.436 | 118.930 | 6,9% | 4,7% | 5,3% | 5,1% | 5,5% |
8 | Toyota | 12.673 | 40.978 | 117.787 | 5,4% | 5,5% | 4,9% | 5,3% | 5,4% |
9 | Ford | 11.400 | 32.527 | 95.878 | 4,5% | 4,5% | 4,4% | 4,2% | 4,4% |
10 | Skoda | 8.802 | 25.826 | 71.808 | 3,1% | 3,4% | 3,4% | 3,3% | 3,3% |
11 | Daewoo | 7.033 | 25.039 | 66.485 | 2,3% | 3,4% | 2,7% | 3,2% | 3,0% |
12 | Gaz | 8.340 | 24.541 | 64.279 | 2,7% | 2,9% | 3,2% | 3,2% | 2,9% |
13 | Opel | 6.427 | 21.353 | 61.005 | 2,8% | 2,8% | 2,5% | 2,8% | 2,8% |
14 | Mitsubishi | 8.027 | 20.637 | 52.854 | 2,1% | 2,4% | 3,1% | 2,7% | 2,4% |
15 | Uaz | 5.324 | 14.824 | 42.746 | 1,9% | 2,0% | 2,1% | 1,9% | 2,0% |
16 | Mazda | 4.314 | 11.204 | 34.809 | 2,1% | 1,3% | 1,7% | 1,4% | 1,6% |
17 | Peugeot | 4.074 | 11.717 | 34.160 | 1,7% | 1,5% | 1,6% | 1,5% | 1,6% |
18 | Mercedes | 3.551 | 9.923 | 26.625 | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,4% | 1,3% | 1,2% |
19 | BMW | 3.705 | 9.440 | 26.097 | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,4% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
20 | Audi | 3.150 | 8.879 | 25.442 | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,1% | 1,2% |
21 | Suzuki | 2.302 | 7.987 | 25.433 | 1,1% | 1,3% | 0,9% | 1,0% | 1,2% |
22 | Citroen | 2.804 | 8.521 | 25.429 | 1,3% | 1,2% | 1,1% | 1,1% | 1,2% |
23 | SsangYong | 2.712 | 8.060 | 22.937 | 1,0% | 1,1% | 1,0% | 1,0% | 1,1% |
24 | Honda | 1.914 | 6.032 | 15.666 | 0,5% | 0,8% | 0,7% | 0,8% | 0,7% |
25 | Volvo | 2.187 | 5.338 | 15.520 | 0,6% | 0,8% | 0,8% | 0,7% | 0,7% |
26 | Lifan | 1.558 | 5.466 | 14.835 | 0,7% | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,7% | 0,7% |
27 | Chery | 1.988 | 5.929 | 14.467 | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,8% | 0,8% | 0,7% |
28 | Land Rover | 1.661 | 4.837 | 14.329 | 0,7% | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,7% |
29 | Geely | 1.832 | 5.636 | 11.899 | 0,5% | 0,4% | 0,7% | 0,7% | 0,5% |
30 | Lexus | 1.623 | 4.670 | 11.407 | 0,4% | 0,5% | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,5% |
Looking at the best-selling models performance, the market celebrate a new leader, the new Lada Granta, surged on top with 14.050 sales and a share of 5.4%, up 0.6 from previous month.
Lada Priora was second with11.609 sales and 4.5%, followed by the year-to-date leader, the Lada Kalina, with 9.315 units.
The Hyundai Solaris with 9.096 sales was 4th was again confirming its leadership among foreign models, followed in 5th by the Kia Rio, with 7.928 units and by Ford Focus, 6th with 7.782 sales.
In the table below, the Top 25 models ranked for Year to date position:
Rank | Model | Sep | Q3 | Ytd Sep | Q1 | Q2 | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Ytd Sep |
1 | Lada Kalina | 9.315 | 28.717 | 96.243 | 4,6% | 5,0% | 3,2% | 3,6% | 3,7% | 4,4% |
2 | Lada Priora | 11.609 | 34.978 | 94.519 | 4,5% | 4,0% | 4,9% | 4,5% | 4,5% | 4,3% |
3 | Hyundai Solaris | 9.096 | 26.410 | 84.430 | 4,4% | 3,9% | 3,1% | 3,5% | 3,4% | 3,9% |
4 | Lada Granta | 14.050 | 35.834 | 80.965 | 2,8% | 3,5% | 4,8% | 5,4% | 4,6% | 3,7% |
5 | Ford Focus | 7.782 | 23.101 | 68.332 | 3,2% | 3,2% | 3,0% | 3,0% | 3,0% | 3,1% |
6 | Kia Rio | 7.928 | 22.334 | 64.353 | 3,0% | 3,0% | 2,6% | 3,1% | 2,9% | 2,9% |
7 | Volkswagen Polo | 6.108 | 16.611 | 52.158 | 2,5% | 2,5% | 1,7% | 2,4% | 2,1% | 2,4% |
8 | Lada Samara | 4.342 | 18.959 | 51.009 | 2,4% | 2,2% | 2,6% | 1,7% | 2,4% | 2,3% |
9 | Renault Logan | 3.108 | 10.548 | 47.820 | 2,8% | 2,5% | 1,1% | 1,2% | 1,4% | 2,2% |
10 | Chevrolet Cruze | 5.091 | 17.581 | 46.448 | 1,7% | 2,3% | 2,3% | 2,0% | 2,3% | 2,1% |
11 | Chevrolet Niva | 5.050 | 14.226 | 44.031 | 2,3% | 2,0% | 1,7% | 1,9% | 1,8% | 2,0% |
12 | Opel Astra | 3.972 | 13.436 | 41.094 | 2,1% | 1,9% | 1,8% | 1,5% | 1,7% | 1,9% |
13 | Daewoo Nexia | 4.360 | 16.053 | 40.724 | 1,4% | 2,0% | 2,2% | 1,7% | 2,1% | 1,9% |
14 | Lada 4×4 | 5.072 | 13.990 | 40.496 | 2,1% | 1,7% | 1,8% | 2,0% | 1,8% | 1,9% |
15 | Skoda Octavia | 4.833 | 13.707 | 37.659 | 1,7% | 1,7% | 1,7% | 1,9% | 1,8% | 1,7% |
16 | Renault Sandero | 2.758 | 9.176 | 37.154 | 2,2% | 1,8% | 0,9% | 1,1% | 1,2% | 1,7% |
17 | Lada 2104-2107 | 2.662 | 11.135 | 31.111 | 1,7% | 1,2% | 2,2% | 1,0% | 1,4% | 1,4% |
18 | Nissan Qashqai | 2.928 | 10.008 | 29.093 | 1,4% | 1,3% | 1,5% | 1,1% | 1,3% | 1,3% |
19 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 3.057 | 10.517 | 27.399 | 1,1% | 1,3% | 1,4% | 1,2% | 1,4% | 1,3% |
20 | Renault Duster | 5.042 | 12.350 | 27.250 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 1,7% | 1,9% | 1,6% | 1,2% |
21 | Toyota Corolla | 2.706 | 9.199 | 26.620 | 1,2% | 1,3% | 1,3% | 1,0% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
22 | Daewoo Matiz | 2.673 | 8.986 | 25.761 | 1,1% | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,0% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
23 | Toyota Camry | 2.949 | 8.943 | 25.753 | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,1% | 1,1% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
24 | Nissan Juke | 2.764 | 7.721 | 24.119 | 1,5% | 0,9% | 0,9% | 1,1% | 1,0% | 1,1% |
25 | Kia Sportage | 2.691 | 8.266 | 23.834 | 1,1% | 1,1% | 1,1% | 1,0% | 1,1% | 1,1% |
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