Tank outsold Kia
The most popular car brand among Russians based on new car registrations in January and February 2024 was Lada, but in the top 10 there is a brand that is not officially represented in Russia. This is Li Auto, and it occupies the eighth position.
In general, at the end of the top 10 — The most interesting. For example, Kia cars are not officially supplied to Russia, but this does not prevent Kia from occupying tenth place — works «parallel» import. In ninth place is the Tank from Great Wall, and here is simply a record increase in sales volumes: if last year 9 Tank vehicles were sold in January and February, then in two months of this year 3825 & laquo;Tanks». Hence the increase by 425 times.
It is also interesting that the top 10 did not include either Toyota or Hyundai (cars of these brands are actively imported through parallel imports, but Kia is ahead of everyone here), nor the one produced right in the capital « ;Moskvich».
Yesterday in China they presented the most powerful Tank 300 — with a 3.0-liter V6 turbo engine. It is possible that such a car may appear in Russia.