MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/. The share of Chinese car brands on the Russian market of new cars declined in September 2026 to 36% from 62% in the like month of 2024, head of the importers department at Gazprombank Autoleasing Alexander Kornev told TASS.
"It is easy to note that overall during the last two years, the results of Chinese car sales fell more than twofold in September - from 92,000 to 43,000 transactions, and their market share dropped from 62% to 36%," the expert said.
Over nine months of this year, 377,000 cars of Chinese brands were sold in Russia, which is approximately 100,000 less than in the like period of 2025 and 300,000 less than the indicator of 2024, Kornev noted.
According to the expert’s forecast, sales of Chinese cars may total about 500,000 as of the end of 2026, with the market share of 35-36%.
Haval takes the lead among Chinese car brands in September with 14,300 vehicles sold (down 15%), Gazprom Avtoleasing said. The top five brands also include Geely (6,730 cars sold), Changan (6,660), Jetour (3,400) and GAC (1,700).