In 2021, 1.4 million passenger cars were produced in Russia, which is 8.2% higher than in 2020. This was reported on February 3 by the analytical agency Avtostat.
Based on the results of 2021, the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg remains the leader in terms of assembly of foreign cars, having produced more than 234,000 vehicles (+6.5%). 80,814 RAV4 crossovers and Camry business sedans rolled off the production line at Toyota’s St. Petersburg plant, up 20% year-on-year. Nissan produced 45,040 vehicles at its plant in St. Petersburg, which is 17% more than in 2020.
It is noted that automakers last year continued to update and expand the range of Russian assembly. In particular, dealers have new generations of Renault Duster, Hyundai Creta and Hyundai Tucson, as well as updated Kia Stinger, Kia Picanto, Toyota Camry, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Lada Largus.
On December 24, it was reported that specialists from the Avtostat analytical agency conducted a study and found out which car in Russia is the absolute leader in terms of cost of ownership.
So, in the first place in terms of maintenance cost is Lada Xray. One kilometer of this high hatchback costs 7.5 rubles.
Source: IZ
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