Sales of Chinese used cars in Russia grew by a third in summer 2025
By ForGeeks
In the summer of 2025, sales of Chinese-branded cars in the Russian used car market grew by 31% year-on-year. However, even with this jump, their share increased by only 0.6% and amounted to 2.5% of the total volume of transactions. By comparison, German cars added 1%, taking 9.5% of the market.
Why Chinese car sales are growing
According to analysts at the «Drom» portal, the secondary market has been boosted by a combination of factors: discounts on new Chinese cars that have accumulated in warehouses and lower credit rates. As a result, more buyers were able to afford new cars, followed by a rise in used car sales.
The average age of Chinese used cars in Russia is 6.1 years, while the average age of the entire fleet is over 15 years. Most often we are talking about cars after one owner.
Price dynamics for Chinese models
In the summer of 2025, the cost of popular Chinese cars on the secondary market has decreased noticeably:
- Lifan X60 — minus 20% for the year, to 593 thousand rubles;
- Chery Tiggo T11 — minus 20%, up to 439 thousand rubles;
- Haval Jolion — minus 12%, up to 1.8 million rubles;
General state of the secondary market
In summer, Russians bought 2% more used cars than a year ago. The average transaction value fell by almost 3%, to 890,000 rubles.
Japanese and domestic cars remain the main players. Japanese brands account for 47% of all sales (minus 2% for the year), Russian — 21% (4% growth). The most in demand remain Toyota Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Corolla Fielder, Honda Fit, and among Russian — Lada Priora, Granta, Samara 2114, 2107 and Kalina.
The most popular cars are the Toyota Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Corolla Fielder and Honda Fit.
The average price of Japanese cars decreased by 3% (to 950,000 rubles), Russian — by 1% (to 332,000 rubles).
German, Korean and European brands
Sales of German cars with mileage increased by 11%, while the average price decreased by 4% to 1.6 million rubles. Russians most often chose Volkswagen Polo and Passat, Opel Astra, as well as premium Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5-Series.
Machines of other European brands showed an increase of 9%, their average price fell by 7% to Br872 thousand. Ford Focus, Renault Logan, Skoda Octavia, Chevrolet Lacetti and Cruze are popular.
All other European brands showed an increase of 9%, their average price fell 7% to Br872 thousand.
Korean cars added 7% to sales, but fell in price by 7% to Br1 million. Hyundai Solaris and Accent, Kia Rio and Sportage, as well as Daewoo Nexia remain in demand.
