At the end of the sixth week of the year, passenger car sales increased by 2.2% and reached 20.7 thousand vehicles. This result almost corresponds to the level of last year: the gap was only 0.3%, which indicates the stabilization of the segment.
The light commercial vehicle market showed a more noticeable weekly growth - by 9%. Over 1.2 thousand LCVs were registered during the week. At the same time, negative dynamics persist in annual terms: sales are 20% lower than last year.
Total sales of trucks (MCV and HCV) exceeded the mark of 1 thousand units for the first time since the beginning of the year. Compared to the previous week, the market grew by 6.1%. However, in relation to the same period last year, the decline remains significant - minus 33.4%.
Sergey Tselikov, Head of the Autostat Agency, notes that the beginning of February is usually accompanied by a decline in activity, but this year the dynamics turned out to be the opposite. Current indicators give reason to expect that a sharp collapse of the car market, similar to the first half of last year, will be avoided this time.