Tested on myself: how and with what Russian car dealers meet buyers
- September 7, 2022
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Everyone knows the total shortage of new cars of well-known and popular brands in Russia. As well as the terrible prices for those who remain. But it’s one
Everyone knows the total shortage of new cars of well-known and popular brands in Russia. As well as the terrible prices for those who remain. But it’s one thing to hear about it, and another to feel it personally. Therefore, the AvtoVzglyad portal conducted an experiment to see the collapse of the domestic car market.
It is in a crash, because according to the latest statistics, although the car market in August fell by almost 64% compared to August last year, at the same time the growth in car sales compared to July is by no less than 20%, says nothing really . But the real state of affairs is not only reflected in the prices of car dealers, but also in the behavior of their managers.
So we inspected the entire “car street” in Khimki near Moscow, where dealers of the most popular brands lined up. And unfortunately, the results of the journalistic scrutiny are sad.
Some models and configurations that once broke sales records are no longer available (for example, Kia Rio is not available as a class and Skoda Rapid can only be taken with automatic transmission). And the few remaining “bite” so that they beat the last desire to make friends with them. Hyundai Solaris – from 2 million rubles, VW Polo – about 2. And even the native LADA Vesta NG jumped for 2.5 million.
At the same time, sellers of some brands are not interested at all, even selling scraps and frankly “merging” potential customers. Simply because the “old” brands have already given up and switched to new ones with a lot of power. Of course, Chinese.
And you can learn more about what’s happening now in the showrooms of official dealers in the next issue of the podcast of the AvtoVzglyad portal. Strongly recommended listen.
It is in a crash, because according to the latest statistics, although the car market in August fell by almost 64% compared to August last year, at the same time the growth in car sales compared to July is by no less than 20%, says nothing really . But the real state of affairs is not only reflected in the prices of car dealers, but also in the behavior of their managers.
So we inspected the entire “car street” in Khimki near Moscow, where dealers of the most popular brands lined up. And unfortunately, the results of the journalistic scrutiny are sad.
Some models and configurations that once broke sales records are no longer available (for example, Kia Rio is not available as a class and Skoda Rapid can only be taken with automatic transmission). And the few remaining “bite” so that they beat the last desire to make friends with them. Hyundai Solaris – from 2 million rubles, VW Polo – about 2. And even the native LADA Vesta NG jumped for 2.5 million.
At the same time, sellers of some brands are not interested at all, even selling scraps and frankly “merging” potential customers. Simply because the “old” brands have already given up and switched to new ones with a lot of power. Of course, Chinese.
And you can learn more about what’s happening now in the showrooms of official dealers in the next issue of the podcast of the AvtoVzglyad portal. Strongly recommended listen.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
I’m Sandra Torres, a passionate journalist and content creator. My specialty lies in covering the latest gadgets, trends and tech news for Div Bracket. With over 5 years of experience as a professional writer, I have built up an impressive portfolio of published works that showcase my expertise in this field.
