OREANDA-NEWS. AVTOVAZ sold 22,857 vehicles in the Russian market in May, that is 32.9% less than a year ago. According to AVTOVAZ, the decline in new vehicle sales in May is traditional, due to a large number of holidays in this month. However, this May, sales volume actually repeated the result of April, which is a measure of success.

During the first five months of 2015 Lada dealers sold 114,270 vehicles in Russia, which is 29.8% less than for the same period last year. So, Lada has better dynamics than the market in whole and continues to win back its leadership. According to preliminary data of AVTOVAZ, the market share of AVTOVAZ in January-May increased by 2.1% compared to last year and came up to 18.7%,.

The Lada Granta is the leader in the Russian automotive market with more than 49,500 vehicles sold during five months of 2015. Moreover, Lada remains the absolute leader in the segment of affordable cars with the price of under 600,000  roubles. According to preliminary estimation, the brand generates over 51% of this segment.