Dealers have started canceling contracts with these brands

The number of refusals of dealer contracts with foreign automobile brands is growing in Russia in the second quarter of 2025. According to the head of Avtostat, Sergei Tselikov, from April to June, car dealers terminated cooperation with 183 representative offices of the brands.
At the end of the second quarter of 2025, the number of dealer contracts with foreign car brands is growing.
Kaiyi, Dongfeng and Xcite lose dealers
Chinese car brands have seen the biggest reduction in dealer networks. According to Sergey Tselikov, the leaders in terms of the number of terminated contracts are:
- Kaiyi: -30 dealers
- Dongfeng: -24
- Xcite: -20
- Jaecoo: -16
- Solaris: -16
- BAIC: -15
- Omoda: -14
- Exeed: -13
- Livan: -13
- Geely: -11
- Jetta: -11
- FAW: -10
The reductions affected both relatively new brands on the market and long-established brands with established dealer networks.
Causes – credit rates and lower demand
Sergey Tselikov explained that the main reason for the decline in activity in the market is the high cost of car loans. In his Telegram channel he published the results of a survey, according to which 63% of participants consider bank rates to be the main obstacle to buying a car.
At the end of the survey, he said that the cost of car loans is the main obstacle to buying a car.
In second place is a decrease in purchasing power due to the current economic situation in the country. This reason was cited by 43% of respondents. Another 25% of respondents attribute the decline in demand to the expected return of global car companies to the Russian market.
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