The Most Popular New Diesel Cars In Russia In May

2023 Author: Natalie MacDonald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-26 13:59

In May 2020, 5.4 thousand new passenger cars running on diesel fuel were registered in Russia. This is 38.3% less than in May 2019. In the total volume of new passenger cars, the share of diesels reached 8.8%, which is 1.4 points more than a year ago, but 0.3 points less than in April. We found out which models were in the highest demand in absolute terms.

brand, model	May 2020, pcs.	Dynamics, May., %.	Total 2020, pcs.	Dynamics, year,%.	Share, 2020,%	Delta share,%
ToyotLand Cruiser Prado	457	-24,6	2135	-28,1	48,3	-7,8
Bmw x5	303	12,2	1932	16,0	78,8	-5,5
Hyundai SantFe	282	-39,9	2463	7,6	58,9	-3,8
Renault Duster	265	-50,7	1995	-23,4	20,0	2,8
Bmw x6	259	58,9	1103	8,4	85,6	-9,7
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	258	-45,2	2244	-32,0	96,8	-1,3
ToyotLand Cruiser 200	253	-26,9	1338	-33,2	67,2	-6,2
Bmw x7	252	-14,3	1601	189,0	80,7	-6,7
KiSorento	229	-48,1	2278	6,6	47,7	6,0
Audi q7	196	4,8	1263	18,4	99,8	2,6

In the top 30, the highest growth in demand for diesel versions was recorded in the Audi Q8 and Mercedes-Benz GLE. They were chosen by 2.5 times more customers than a year ago, when sales of diesel versions of crossovers were just starting. SkodKodiaq has the strongest drop: minus 59.2%.

By the end of the month, the demand for diesel crossovers, SUVs and pickups decreased by 34.9% to 4.9 thousand vehicles. Since the beginning of the year, there are 36.4 thousand of them - minus 9.3%.

Traditionally, Audi Q7 has the highest share of diesel sales per month: all sold cars are diesel. Slightly less - in Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (96.3 percent) and BMW 6 Series GT (90.9%, 20 units). The top five also included BMW X6 (89.6%, 259 units) and Jaguar F-Pace (86.7%, 13 units). The top 4 at the end of the year looks the same, and the fifth place was taken by Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

The fastest growing diesel engines are the Audi Q8, BMW 3 and 7 Series. In the past month, Audi was bought 65% more often, and BMW models - 17 and 16%, respectively.

In just 5 months, 40.8 thousand diesel vehicles were registered, which is only 11.8% less than in the same period a year earlier. This result is better than the dynamics of the market as a whole, where demand decreased by 17%. The share of cars running on diesel rose to 8.3%, by 0.5 points.