OREANDA-NEWS  According to the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", by the results of July of 2017, there were sold 46 thousand SUVs and crossovers in Russia. Thus, the share of the SUV segment was 38.2% of the total volume of the car market.

Analysts of the agency stated that this year for the first time this indicator fell below the level of 40%. In addition, the SUV segment lost the leadership in the Russian market in July, by having passed the B-class ahead of itself, its share reached 42.4%.

However, if we consider the statistics from the beginning of the year, then the segment of SUVs and crossovers continues to be the market leader with a minimal advantage over the B-class (40.7% vs. 40.6%).