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Russia’s total production of motor vehicles (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) fell 2.6% year on year to 2,175.3 thousand units in January-December 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts’ data. A decline of production is reported through all sectors of the automotive industry.

December was the tenth consecutive month of a decline on the Russian automobile market caused by the slowing economic growth. Cumulative wholesales of all type motor vehicles (cars, trucks and buses) fell 9.7% year on year to 2,995.3 thousand units in January-December 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts.

Passenger car production in Russia fell 2.6% year on year to 1,919.6 thousand units in January-December 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Of the total, output of domestic car models was down 17.2% to 530.2 thousand units, while foreign-brand car output rose 4.5% to 1,389.4 thousand units.

Passenger car wholesales fell 8.8% year on year to 2,632.7 thousand units in January-December 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. The total sales volume splits into the market segments as follows: domestic models – 500.0 thousand units (19.0% market share); locally assembled foreign models – 1,340.8 thousand units (50.9%); imported new foreign cars – 781.4 thousand units (29.7%); used imports – 10.5 thousand units (0.4% of the car market).

Truck production (including chassis-cabs and light trucks) in Russia fell 1.0% year on year to 203.5 thousand units in twelve months of 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Out of the total production figure, domestic truck output was 172.7 thousand units (down 1.5%), and foreign-brand truck output was 30.8 thousand units (up 1.5%).

Truck wholesale deliveries were 305.2 thousand units in January-December 2013, down 15.2% on the year, according to ASM Holding analysts. Domestic-branded trucks took the biggest market share (158.5 thousand units; 51.9%). Sales of foreign-branded trucks assembled in Russia were 30.7 thousand units, or 10.1% of the market. New imports were 106.4 thousand trucks (34.9%), and used imports were 9.6 thousand trucks (3.1% of the market).

Bus production (including minibuses and “work-team buses” on truck chassis) in Russia fell 9.2% year on year to 52.6 thousand units in twelve months of 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Of the total production figure, output of domestic models was 40.4 thousand vehicles (down 15.8%), while foreign-branded bus output rose 22.4% to 12.2 thousand units. Within the total production volume, output of minibuses fell by 12.2% to 29.1 thousand vehicles.

Bus wholesales fell 17.4% year on year to 57.4 thousand vehicles in January-December 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Sales of domestic-branded buses dominated the market with 37.7 thousand units sold and a 65.7% market share. The second biggest segment was sales of foreign-branded buses assembled in Russia with 12.1 thousand units sold and a 21.1% share. New imports were 7.3 thousand buses (12.7%), and used imports were only 261 buses with a 0.5% market share.

Russia’s total production of motor vehicles (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) fell 3.1% year on year to 1,983.9 thousand units in January-November 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts’ data. A decline of production is reported through all sectors of the automotive industry.

November was the ninth consecutive month of a decline on the Russian automobile market caused by the slowing economic growth. Cumulative wholesales of all type motor vehicles (cars, trucks and buses) fell 10.6% year on year to 2,733.6 thousand units in January-November 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts.

Passenger car production in Russia fell 3.1% year on year to 1,753.3 thousand units in January-November 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Of the total, output of domestic car models was down 14.5% to 501.2 thousand units, while foreign-brand car output rose 2.3% to 1,252.1 thousand units.

Passenger car wholesales fell 9.9% year on year to 2,406.5 thousand units in January-November 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. The total sales volume splits into the market segments as follows: domestic models – 467.3 thousand units (19.4% market share); locally assembled foreign models – 1,210.2 thousand units (50.3%); imported new foreign cars – 719.8 thousand units (29.9%); used imports – 9.2 thousand units (0.4% of the car market).

Truck production (including chassis-cabs and light trucks) in Russia fell 2.2% year on year to 182.9 thousand units in the first eleven months of 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Out of the total production figure, domestic truck output was 155.9 thousand units (down 2.7%), and foreign-brand truck output was 27.0 thousand units (up 0.5%).

Truck wholesale deliveries were 274.9 thousand units in January-November 2013, down 15.4% on the year, according to ASM Holding analysts. Domestic-branded trucks took the biggest market share (142.5 thousand units; 51.8%). Sales of foreign-branded trucks assembled in Russia were 27.1 thousand units, or 9.8% of the market. New imports were 97.2 thousand trucks (35.4%), and used imports were 8.1 thousand trucks (3.0% of the market).

Bus production (including minibuses and “work-team buses” on truck chassis) in Russia fell 6.2% year on year to 48.1 thousand units in the first eleven months of 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Of the total production figure, output of domestic models was 37.2 thousand vehicles (down 12.6%), while foreign-branded bus output rose 25.0% to 10.9 thousand units.

Bus wholesales fell 16.5% year on year to 51.8 thousand vehicles in January-November 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Sales of domestic-branded buses dominated the market with 34.0 thousand units sold and a 65.6% market share. The second biggest segment was sales of foreign-branded buses assembled in Russia with 10.8 thousand units sold and a 20.9% share. New imports were 6.8 thousand buses (13.1%), and used imports were only 218 buses with a 0.4% market share.

Based on the manufacturers’ performance in January-November, ASM Holding analysts have corrected their Russia vehicle production forecast for the full year 2013. The current 2013 output forecast is as follows: passenger cars – 1,913,242 units (of them foreign models 1,358,113 units); trucks – 201,020 units (of them foreign models 30,053 units); buses – 54,728 units (of them foreign models 12,054 units). The forecast of car production lags behind the last five years’ best result (1,968,789 units in 2012) by 2.8%, while annual forecasts of truck and bus output yield to the best production results of 2008 by 20.8% and 18.3% respectively.

Russia’s total production of motor vehicles (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) fell 3.1% year on year to 1,781.0 thousand units in January-October 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts’ data. A decline of production is reported through all sectors of the automotive industry.

October was the eighth consecutive month of a decline on the Russian automobile market caused by the slowing economic growth. Cumulative wholesales of all type motor vehicles (cars, trucks and buses) fell 11.3% year on year to 2,468.2 thousand units in January-October 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts.

Passenger car production in Russia fell 3.1% year on year to 1,574.8 thousand units in January-October 2013, according to ASM Holding analysts. Of the total, output of domestic car models was down 13.6% to 455.0 thousand units, while foreign-brand car output rose 1.9% to 1,119.8 thousand units.