OREANDA-NEWS  Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia in April grew by 6.9% and they were 129,476 cars. According to the results of four months of 2017, the Russian car market grew by 2.6% to 451,945 vehicles, according to the data of the Association of European Businesses.

As noted in the AEB, sales in April grew compared to the last year, but at the same time slightly did not reach the result of March. It is still not visible the established seasonality of a healthy market, which recalls how fragile is the current cautious recovery. Nevertheless, the result of sales in April is the next step in the right direction, believes the association. Recall, according to the forecast of the AEB, in 2017, the Russian car market may grow by 4% to 1.48 million cars, by interrupting the 4-year period of the fall.

Leadership in the Russian car market is held by AVTOVAZ, which sold 26,337 cars in the last month, which is more by 7% than a year ago. The second place in terms of sales was occupied by KIA - sales of 1,6003 cars (+ 32%) provided the Korean brand with the leadership in the foreign car market. Hyundai keeps the third line with the indicator of 13656 sold cars, which is more by 12% than in the previous year. Then Renault follows - cars of this brand were chosen by 11574 buyers (+ 19%). The fifth largest leader is Volkswagen, which sold 7257 cars (+ 21%). The TOP-10 of the best-selling brands also included Toyota (7052 units, -12%), Skoda (5374 units, + 9%), Nissan (4944 units, + 11%), GAZ (4785 units, -1%) and Ford (4,049 units, + 7%) in April.