When Russia invaded Ukraine, Western car brands were withdrawn from the market. Russian brands benefited but couldn't fully compensate. With haste Chinese brands took advantage of the situation.
I have some data here of which I cannot be certain of its accuracy but it does look plausible. Most of the top spots are Chinese and the sales volumes are sizable. Haval got close to 200,000 and four in total exceeded 100,000.
Sales for brands from elsewhere dwindled as stock ran dry. Or did it? Data coming from Russia suggested alternative ways to get some cars were being established.
The problem is getting accurate information about it. Russian data has always been variable depending on the source for various reasons. Deciding the best one to use is a bit of a lottery. Here is one.
What does it show about Western brands? Toyota, Kia and Hyundai lead with BMW not too far behind. After that most are quite small in comparison.
Summary: How accurate it is cannot be proved one way or another. The Russian and Chinese figures are more likely to be correct.
As for cars from elsewhere, if the numbers are correct, then some entrepreneurs are skilled operators.
Whether the embargo works or is circumvented, it won't affect the chances of peace and people will continue to die as the war rages on. When will they ever learn?
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Doesn't the author of this article find it horrifying that Britain is actively contributing to the deaths of people in Ukraine by continuing to give Zelensky money to continue the war?
ReplyDeleteGreetings Alexander. This isn't a political site although at times in discussing the car industry, political actions will be mentioned as a side point. I certainly won't allow the comments section to become a forum for political discussion.
DeleteAs for your comment, the first four words of the article should give you something to reflect on.
The article discussed car sales in Russia. Perhaps you can add something on that subject.