OREANDA-NEWS  In November 2024, the Russian automotive market fell from second to fifth place in the European ranking. This was reported by the agency "Autostat".

According to him, in the last month of autumn, sales of new passenger cars in the Russian Federation amounted to 121 thousand 884 copies, which was the worst result of the Russian car market over the past nine months.

Germany took the first place, where 244 thousand 544 cars were sold. In second place is the United Kingdom with an indicator of 153 thousand 610 units. France received the bronze medal, where it was possible to sell 133 thousand 318 cars. Italy is next (124 thousand 251 cars sold).

Earlier it was reported that the sales growth observed in September and October was caused by the Russians trying to buy a car before the recycling fee was increased. In addition, the tightening of the monetary policy of the Bank of Russia affected.

There are forecasts that in the first three to four months of 2025, car sales in Russia will fall by 30-35 percent.