13.06.2018 / In the first five months of 2018 the truck market went 25% up
In January-May 2018 new truck sales amounted to 30.8 thousand vehicles which was a 25.2% growth on the same period of 2017.
In May the current year 5.9 thousand vehicles were sold (+7.3% on May 2017). The growth rates are slowing down.
KAMAZ sold 10.6 thousand vehicles (+9.3% on January-May 2017), GAZ – 3.6 thousand trucks (+12.5%). The share of Russian brands declined from 57.0% a year before to 49.6%.
VOLVO is the market leader among foreign brands. Over the first five months of 2018 VOLVO sales grew 56.3% to 2.5 thousand trucks.
New truck sales, Jan-May 2017-2018, thousand units
Source: Russian Automotive Market Research
New truck sales, TOP-10 brands, Jan-May 2017-2018, thousand units
|
Brand |
January-May 2017 |
January-May 2018 |
Change, % |
|
KAMAZ |
9.7 |
10.6 |
9.3% |
|
GAZ |
3.2 |
3.6 |
12.5% |
|
VOLVO |
1.6 |
2.5 |
56.3% |
|
SCANIA |
1.4 |
2.2 |
57.1% |
|
MAN |
1.1 |
1.9 |
72.7% |
|
MERCEDES-BENZ |
1.4 |
1.5 |
7.1% |
|
MAZ |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.0% |
|
DAF |
1 |
1.2 |
20.0% |
|
URAL |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.0% |
|
ISUZU |
1 |
1.1 |
10.0% |
|
Other |
1.7 |
3.7 |
117.6% |
|
Total |
24.6 |
30.8 |
25.2% |
Source: Russian Automotive Market Research
New truck sales by brand origin, Jan-May 2017-2018, thousand units
Source: Russian Automotive Market Research
