MOSCOW, August 3. /TASS/. New car sales in Russia for January-July 2026 increased by 10% year-on-year, reaching 815,100 units, the Industry and Trade Ministry said in a statement.
The domestically produced car market exceeded 516,000 units during the reporting period, representing a 26.5% increase compared to the same period last year.
"The share of Russian vehicles in January-July 2026 increased by more than 8 percentage points compared to the same period last year, reaching 63.4%," the ministry noted.
In January-July, sales of passenger cars increased by 13.3% to 732,100 units, sales of light commercial vehicles decreased by 17.2% to 48000, sales of trucks reached 29,300 (-6.7%), sales of buses totaled 5,700 buses (-3.5%).
The hybrid and electric vehicle market grew by 94.7% from January to July, reaching 70,200 units. The share of hybrid and electric vehicles produced in Russia reached 26.3%, compared to 11% for the same period last year. Electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for almost 9% of the overall new car market.
