„In June and July, Russian motorists preferred brands Kia (12%), Hyundai (10%), Lada (8%),” the study says.

In fourth place were Volkswagen cars. The most popular models were KIA Rio, Hyundai Solaris, Lada Granta, Lada Vesta. About 6% of total sales were made up of Chinese cars.

The vast majority of transactions (94%) were for used cars, and 6% for new cars. The largest number of transactions were made by buyers from Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Ufa.