In January, 91,420 new cars under the age of three years were sold in Russia, which is 11% less than a year earlier, while the share of domestically produced cars increased to 60%.
At the end of the month, the new car market decreased compared to January last year, when 102,498 cars were sold. Against this background, the segment of Russian-made equipment continued to grow: sales exceeded 54 thousand cars, which is 3% more than in January 2025. Sales of new imported cars, on the contrary, decreased by 25% and amounted to about 37 thousand units.
In the passenger car segment, 81,942 cars were sold in January, which is 7% less compared to January last year. Sales of light commercial vehicles decreased by 28% to 5,633 units. The market for trucks showed the most noticeable drop - by 39%, to 3,248 cars. In the bus segment, 597 units of equipment were sold, which is 25% less than a year earlier.
The share of Russian-made cars at the end of January 2026 increased by 8 percentage points compared to the same period last year and reached 60% of the total market volume.