According to the regular report of the Association of European Businesses, in the first 6 months of this year, 6% fewer cars were sold in Russia than in the same period last year. In general, the Russians acquired 1.33 million cars, however, some brands were especially popular.
The current top ten collected the best-selling cars of 2013 according to the results of the first half of the year.
10. Skoda (42,847 pcs.)
Skoda owes its high sales volumes, first of all, to the popular Oktavia model, more than 22 thousand units were sold in the first half of the year. The second most popular is baby Fabia, followed by the impressive Yeti and the solid Superb.
9. Ford (51 123 pcs.)
The brand is increasingly inferior to its competitors, once a people's car lost almost 20% of sales compared to the first half of 2012. Focus has remained the most popular model from Ford for many years in a row.
8. Nissan (63,747 pcs.)
The lion's share of brand sales falls on the Nissan Qashqai crossover. Nissan's sales as a whole have fallen quite significantly compared to the previous (2012) year - almost 20%. For 6 months of the current year, 16 thousand fewer cars were sold than last year.
7. Toyota (73 054 pcs.)
The list of 25 best-selling cars of 2013 immediately included 2 models from Toyota - the executive Camry and the RAV 4 crossover. Sales of the latest model showed impressive growth - by 43% compared to last year.
6. Volkswagen (77,280 pcs.)
Volkswagen's best-selling model is the Polo. An affordable and reliable car accounts for almost 50% of sales. In general, Volkswagen's performance decreased slightly - by almost 5% compared with the first half of 2012.
5. Chevrolet (80 200 pcs.)
Among the brand's most popular models are the Chevrolet Cruze and the affordable Niva SUV. Together, both models account for about 70% of brand sales.
4. Hyundai (89 466 pcs.)
The Hyundai Solaris model ranks second in the ranking of the most popular cars of 2013. Solaris accounts for more than 57 thousand sales. The second most popular model is the ix35 crossover.
3. KIA (94,870 pcs.)
The Korean brand, which closes the top three on our list, showed an increase of 4.26% compared to last year. KIA's top sellers are the New Rio and Sportage models.
2. Renault (104 633 pcs.)
The company clearly intends to take Ford's title as a manufacturer of popular cars. Immediately 3 models from Renault were included in the list of the most popular ones - the affordable Duster crossover, the mega-popular budget Logan and the Sandero hatchback.
1. Lada (226 729 pcs.)
Despite the fact that sales of Lada cars decreased by almost 10% compared to the first half of 2012, they are still the most popular and best-selling. Model Lada Granta topped the list of 25 best-selling cars in 6 months of 2013.
