RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, 53,857 automobiles, manufactured in St. Petersburg, have been sold during the first quarter of 2016. The figure indicates an 8% year-on-year decline.
Demand has only risen for the products of Nissan plant, during the aforementioned period (+38%). Sales of three out of for models manufactured in the factory have increased (Nissan Murano sales declined).
The automobiles manufactured at Hyundai and Toyota were less popular amongst the Russian clientele during the first quarter of the year. While Hyundai Solaris and KIA Rio sales dropped by 12% in total, the shrinkage rate in Toyota Camry sales reached 25%.
The seven models manufactured at St. Petersburg factories are as follows: Nissan Qashqai, Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Solaris and KIA Rio. A total number of 55,900 vehicles have been manufactured in St. Petersburg within the first quarter of 2016, which is equivalent to a 22% year-on-year shrinkage.
