In February, the Russian car market on statistics of the Committee of Autocomputer Association of European Business (AEB) came out in Plus: + 0.8% compared with the last month of winter 2020 and even greater plus + 26.1% in relation to the first month of the year 2021. Curious changes occur In the SUV segment.
The leader in the segment of crossovers and SUVs remains Hyundai Creta with sales in the very short month of the year 5,676 cars - almost at the same level as a year ago (6,636 units).
In the second place "took off" in the ranking of our domestic light SUV LADA NIVA with the sales of February 4,369 cars. It is almost twice as a year ago (increase in + 95%). A year ago, this model then with the name Lada 4x4 was content with the fifth line of the SUV-rating, the same position was observed at the end of the season 2020. And in 2021, sales went into growth: in January + 74% (+1 194 cars) year by year And the third line in the ranking, in February + 56% (+1 560 cars) month by month.
How can I explain such an energetic climb of Niva to the top of the top? First, rebranding. The native name returned to the model, and under this name there was a completely regular merging into one brand of models of 4x4 and Niva (originally known for the name Chevrolet, from the beginning of last year it was positioned in sales under the word AvtoVAZ, now, Lada). Now these are two versions of one, in fact, SUV: Lada Niva Legend and Lada Niva Travel.
Secondly, restyling. The Lada Niva Travel version was transformed, re-equipped and by the beginning of February appeared in access to those who wish to acquire it. And wishing to be quite enough for Niva to take a "prize place" in the National SUV rating.
In third place toyota RAV4, 112 fans as compared with their last year's level of popularity in the first two months of the year and scored 3,869 buyers in this afternoon. Next Volkswagen Tiguan - 2,733 units. February Sales, - Losses -191 cars for the month of year by year, -509 units. For the period January-February. As a result, the "German" left the three of the leaders of the segment, in which he was entrenched according to the results of 2020.
In the fifth place in the February SUV-ranking, the "silver medalist" of January Renault Duster, which demonstrated the result of 2,246 cars collapsed. However, in the amount of sales in the first two months of the year, this model is in the fourth place of the rating. And about the sale of a new generation Duster will begin, which should have a positive effect on his sales.
At the sixth place, Mazda CX-5 rose (2 183 cars with an increase of +565 units. Year by year). Seventh Kia Sportage (2 164 pcs., Losses -28 buyers), Eighth Lada Xray (2,058 units, +520), the penultimate in Top 10 Nissan Qashqai (1 968, -640), closing February dozens of the most bought in Russia SUV Nissan X-Trail (1 753, -233).
Photo Lada and Renault