MOSCOW, June 25 This year, Russians most often bought Japanese and German used cars, with the most popular brands being Kia, Toyota and Hyundai, said in the SberAuto service.
«In January-May 2023, as in the same period in 2022, used Japanese brands were in the greatest demand (23% of all transactions in 2022 and 30% in 2023). The second place holder has changed: in 2022, it was occupied by South Korean cars (22%), and in 2023 German cars (23%) took the lead, which in 2022 were third in demand (16%),” the analysts write.
Russian cars in the current year are still in fourth place, and American cars are fifth. SberAuto also added that in 2023 the share of French cars decreased from 8% to 5%.
If we talk about specific brands, then the most popular brand among used cars in 2023 remains Kia (10%), in second place is Toyota with a share of 9%. South Korean Hyundai in 2023 took third place with a share of 8%.
«It is also interesting that among Russians there has been an increase in interest in used cars from BMW and Mercedes-Benz brands. BMW cars rose from ninth place in 2022 to seventh in 2023, and Mercedes-Benz from twelfth to eighth», the company said.