Overview
- Autostat reports passenger car sales fell 15.6% in 2025 to 1.326 million units.
- AEB says combined passenger and light commercial vehicle sales declined 17% for the year.
- Light commercial vehicle sales dropped 21.9% to 87,587 units, with leading brands including GAZ, Lada and UAZ.
- November and December posted year-on-year gains of 5% and 10.6% as buyers pulled purchases forward ahead of scrappage fee increases.
- AEB cites higher VAT, steeper scrappage fees and elevated interest rates as factors likely to keep demand weak early in 2026.