OREANDA-NEWS. Analytic agency "AUTOSTAT" conducted a study of the market of passenger cars in Russia for the first three months of 2016. This study has permitted to establish the market share of SUVs and crossovers in each of the federal districts.

So, the biggest market share in the SUV segment was recorded in the Far East Federal District, in which it is almost three-quarters. Japanese SUVs and crossovers are the most popular here, as well as vehicles UAZ. But in fairness, it should be noted that the market itself of new passenger cars in the Far Eastern Federal District is very low and it was less than 3 thousand units in the first quarter of this year.

In the Siberian Federal District among all sold vehicles the every second one refers to the segment SUV. And the closer to the European part of the country, the figure is lower. If in the Urals, it is equal to 45%, then in the Centre and in the North-West it is 43% and 44%, respectively. In the Volga region and the South the share of SUVs and crossovers is about every third new sold vehicle.

The lowest SUV market share is at the North Caucasian Federal District - 17.5%. And it is largely due to the low standard of living in the regions of North Caucasus Federal District, so that the increased demand is for more affordable cars, in particular, LADA.