In recent years, with the boom of automobile exports, the port of Irkeshtan has suddenly exploded, and it has become the main artery of China's automobile exports from a border town that no one cares about. In the first month of 2023 alone, more cars were exported than the port had in the past two decades combined.
Chinese cars dominate the streets in Russia
This growth is due to the popularity of Chinese cars in Russia, which has led to a significant increase in the volume of Chinese car exports to Russia.
According to statistics, the sales volume of Chinese auto brands in the Russian auto market last year was 950,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 48 times.
Geely, Chery, Harvard and other brands are very popular in Russia, and the entry of Chinese cars has allowed Russia, which has been sanctioned by foreign powers, to find a new way out, and even some Russian ** bluntly said that "it will not give the West a chance to make a comeback".
According to a survey conducted by the Open Bank of Russia to the public, 46% of respondents said they would like and will buy a car of a Chinese brand; 25% said that if there were no European brands, they would buy Chinese cars; Another 2% said they were already driving a Chinese car. From this local survey, it can be seen that 73% of Russians have a favorable opinion of Chinese cars.
The popularity of Chinese cars in Russia is not only reflected in the survey data, but also in the real experience of the masses.
A blogger once posted** exclaimed that "a street is full of Chinese cars" in Russia. In **, the three brands of Geely, Chery, and Harvard frequently appear, and even the taxis on the side of the road are Geely. The blogger's family also said that Chery and other brands are very famous in Russia, and Geely is the most popular in the local area.
European and American cars ran away, and Chinese cars quickly dominated Russia
As we all know, Russian industry, especially ***, is very dependent on the ** chain of the West. According to data, 70%-80% of Russia's auto parts in the passenger car market are dependent on imports, but since Russia has been sanctioned and the industrial chain has been broken, many European, American, Japanese and South Korean auto brands have also "run away" and withdrawn from Russia, and their development has been severely restricted. The factory lacks parts, and the auto parts market has risen wildly, not only the price of complex parts such as engines, but also the price of bumpers, headlights and other parts with little technical content can reach more than 30%. The factory was unable to produce normally, resulting in new vehicle sales in May 2022 being **83 year-on-year5％。
However, "the east is not bright and the west is bright", after the market is vacated, Chinese brands are quickly replenishing the Russian automobile market with lightning speed, and our strong industrial production capacity is enough to meet the needs of the Russian automobile market.
In November of that year, the total sales of Chinese brands in the Russian auto market reached 16,138 units, among which Chinese brands such as Great Wall Haval, Chery, and Geely shined, with monthly sales of more than 10,000 units, and sales growth of more than 180%, with rapid growth.
Looking back at 2023, the Russian car market sold a total of 105 new cars870,000 units, up 69% y/y. Among them, the sales of Chinese brand cars in Russia exceeded 500,000 for the first time, reaching 5530,000 units, and the market share soared to 49%.
"Friends make way" is only a basis for the rise of Chinese cars in the Russian market, and the dominance of the list is still due to our car-making strength and excellent technological innovation capabilities.
According to the data released by the China National Association, in 2023, China's automobile production and sales will total 301610,000 and 300940,000 units, up 11. y/y6% and 12%, production and sales reached a record high, achieving double-digit growth. China's total automobile production and sales have ranked first in the world for 15 consecutive years.
In terms of technology, it can be seen from the "Statistical Analysis of China's Automotive Patent Data in 2023" released by China Automotive Information Technology that the number of China's automobile patent disclosures in 2023 will be 32730,000 patents, and the number of invention patents authorized increased by 14 percent year-on-year02%, for a total of 10780,000 pieces.
With excellent production capacity and full of innovation ability, it is only a matter of time before Chinese cars dominate Russia.