Russia's new car sales down 25 pct in first 8 months of 2025

Alsharq Tribune  - AFP

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade reported on Tuesday that sales of new cars in the country fell 25 percent in the January-August period of 2025.

According to the ministry, the sales of new cars in Russia totalled 877,600 units, including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles (LCVs), trucks and buses, and sales of domestically produced new cars declined 6 percent to 483,000 units.

Specifically, passenger car sales decreased 23 percent to 768,200 units, LCV sales dropped 21 percent to 66,400 units, while truck and bus sales saw steeper declines -- down 56 percent to 35,960 units and 49 percent to 7,000 units, respectively.

In August alone, new vehicle sales decreased 21 percent year on year to 135,500 units. However, sales inched up 1 percent on a monthly basis.