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The Russians rushed to buy right-hand drive “Japanese” en masse

  • April 25, 2022
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The Far East has a chance to be left without the “right rudder” so beloved by locals. And all because Japanese sellers do not accept Russian currency, it

The Russians rushed to buy right-hand drive “Japanese” en masse

The Far East has a chance to be left without the “right rudder” so beloved by locals. And all because Japanese sellers do not accept Russian currency, it is simply impossible to buy cash yen and Russian banks are now unable to carry out the necessary transactions.

Knowing about this situation, motorists from the Far East rushed to buy used foreign cars imported into Russia before the Russian special operation in Ukraine started. So in March, 26,992 used cars found their owners, although a year earlier private dealers and car dealers sold only 13,000 cars.

According to the agency “AUTOSTAT-Info”, the Toyota Corolla was the main hit in the used car market in the Far East, whose demand increased by as much as 276% (1880 cars were sold). The second result was shown by the Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, which increased its popularity by 134% (1291 units).

The Honda Fit, Toyota Pruis and Toyota Vitz also performed well. In general, the public on the other side of the Urals is most willing to buy Toyotas – in March the circulation of this brand amounted to 13,097 cars. In comparison, a total of about 6,500 used Nissans and Hondas were purchased.

And continue the theme. In the past two months, not only new cars, but also used cars in Russia have noticeably increased in price. Even for cars that are questionable from a technical and legal point of view, sellers charge a lot of money, which is why many are seriously looking at the markets of neighboring countries. And the most attractive option today is Belarus. And why, the experts of the portal “AvtoVzglyad” explained.

Knowing about this situation, motorists from the Far East rushed to buy used foreign cars imported into Russia before the Russian special operation in Ukraine started. So in March, 26,992 used cars found their owners, although a year earlier private dealers and car dealers sold only 13,000 cars.

According to the agency “AUTOSTAT-Info”, the Toyota Corolla was the main hit in the used car market in the Far East, whose demand increased by as much as 276% (1880 cars were sold). The second result was shown by the Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, which increased its popularity by 134% (1291 units).

The Honda Fit, Toyota Pruis and Toyota Vitz also performed well. In general, the public on the other side of the Urals is most willing to buy Toyotas – in March the circulation of this brand amounted to 13,097 cars. In comparison, a total of about 6,500 used Nissans and Hondas were purchased.

And continue the theme. In the past two months, not only new cars, but also used cars in Russia have noticeably increased in price. Even for cars that are questionable from a technical and legal point of view, sellers charge a lot of money, which is why many are seriously looking at the markets of neighboring countries. And the most attractive option today is Belarus. And why, the experts of the portal “AvtoVzglyad” explained.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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