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Car market
Russian car market: February statistics – Autoreview
Agency Autostat published the February statistics of the Russian new car market. In the shortest month of the year, we sold 56,148 passenger cars: this statistic includes both official cars and all the variety of alternative imports. Relative to February 2022, the drop was 43.4%. However, in the past twelve months, February proved to be one of the most successful periods, with more cars sold only in March (78,928 units) and December (56,745 units) last year.
In February, Lada cars accounted for 38.4% of all sales: these are 21,558 cars, and an increase of 13.6% compared to the same month last year, although there are still only three models in service. The share of Chinese brands in February amounted to 36.4% – this is 20.4 thousand cars, that is, more than two times more than a year earlier. Kia and Hyundai are still trying to resist the “Chinese”, taking fifth and sixth place in the rating, respectively: this is facilitated not so much by parallel imports as by official batches of cars that enter the dealer network without too much publicity.
Top 25 brands in the new passenger car market in February 2023 (pcs.)
Lada Granta (15140 cars) remains the Russian bestseller, which accounted for 27% of all sales in February. Other models are far behind. Among foreign cars, the leadership is held by the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro crossover (2378 units), and if we add the updated Tiggo 7 Pro Max cars (958) to this indicator, then as a result, the “seven” sold 3336 cars. Of the non-Russian and non-Chinese models, Hyundai Tucson (838 units) sells best.
Top 25 models in the new passenger car market in February 2023 (pcs.)

In two months of 2023, 101,379 new passenger cars were sold in Russia, which is 45% less than in the same period last year. But already in March, this alarming figure will begin to decline, because just in March 2022, the Russian market began a rapid decline.
SC Freiburg is dominant in Sandhausen, but needs the help of the second division team to progress. Two late goals ended the underdog’s dream of reaching the quarters.
– Freiburg’s coach Christian Streich gave consolation to the brave cup losers from Sandhausen, his footballers celebrated the renewed entry into the quarter-finals enthusiastically with the fans. Goal joker Nils Petersen grabbed the megaphone, clapped along with the fans and was just happy after his first goal.
“We are really happy that we are further”
Freiburg struggled
How much do the cheapest Haval, Chery and Geely really cost now?
CHERY
According to legend, we were looking for the most affordable car. That is why the consultant who met us on the threshold of the Chery dealership was first of all asked about the Tiggo 4 Pro crossover. Yes, this is not the cheapest model, because the line still has the usual “four”. But since it is, in fact, the predecessor of the “Proshka” – a machine that has lost its attractiveness and any relevance – we immediately abandoned it.
So, Tiggo 4 Pro. The manager looked at the monitor, clicked the mouse and announced: “There are no cars in the supply – I can only offer a choice of two cars displayed in the showroom.” And this is at least 2,263,000 rubles if the crossover is purchased on credit, or 2,313,000 rubles if for cash. And where is the basic equipment promised by the Chery website for 2,049,900? Probably “in deliveries”. The very ones that are not expected in the near future.
Among other things, the consultant warned that those wishing to acquire Chery would soon face a number of difficulties. Firstly, already now the supply lots have been reduced from 50 to 40 cars per dealer (at least for Major) – they say, a shortage is not far off. Secondly, since the brand is doing well, the Chinese plan to gradually cancel specials. But is this true or a typical dealer “scarecrow” is a big question.
US apparently wants to deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine
The United States had previously emphasized that it did not consider it sensible to deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine for practical reasons. According to US media, 30 to 50 tanks could now be promised.
– According to reports from several US media, the USA now wants to deliver Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine. This was reported by the “New York Times”, citing insiders. According to the newspaper, there could be official confirmation as early as this Wednesday. It could be 30 to 50 tanks, the newspaper wrote.
The children’s masked ball of the Weinheimer flowers will take place on February 19th in the Rolf Engelbrecht House.
Weinheim. Before the foolish final sprint, the children celebrate their masked ball. An exciting afternoon with many surprises awaits the princesses, cowboys, Indians and Co. at the “Weinheim Blossoms” children’s masked ball. It’s colorful, shrill and not at all quiet on Sunday, February 19, at 2:11 p.m. in the Rolf Engelbrecht House in Weinheim. Music, games and fun are the order of the day and guarantee that this afternoon will be a silly experience.
Advance sales for the children’s masked ball begin on Monday, January 23rd. Tickets are then available from the following advance booking offices in Weinheim: Buchhandlung Schäffner, Hauptstraße 90, “Ruhepunkt”, cosmetic studio and pedicure, Ahornstraße 55.