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OREANDA-NEWS. According to the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", for seven months (January-July) of 2015 it was imported 177.3 thousand cars to Russia. It is less by 54.3% than the last year (388.2 thousand units). In July, the country imported 22.7 thousand cars, which is less by 54.7% than in July of the last year (59.2 thousand units).

The leader by the import of foreign cars is still Toyota. In January-July this year it was imported 40.1 thousand cars, which is less by 39.7% than the last year's result. However, in July, imports of Toyota declined significantly (-82.2% compared to YOY, it was imported 2.1 thousand units) and at the end of the month the leader slipped to the third place, by giving the first position for Hyundai and Mercedes (which imported in Russia in July 4.6 and 4.2 thousand units, respectively).

Mercedes is in the second place by import of cars for seven months in 2015 – it was imported 25.0 million vehicles, in the third place - Hyundai (21,8 thousand units), on the fourth - Lexus (14,1 thousand units) and the fifth place is occupied by Audi (12,3 thousand units).

Analysts of "AUTOSTAT" noted that several car manufacturers have reduced the supply of cars in Russia, significantly. For the first seven months import to Russia decreased more than by 90% of such car brands as Jeep (-91,2%), Citroen (-94,6%), Renault (-98,0%), Great Wall (-91, 4%), Chevrolet (-99,1%), SsangYong (-98,7%), Dodge (-94,4%), Ford (-99,4%), Seat (-99,6%), Chrysler (-97.4%).

The positive dynamics of imports in January-July was shown only by nine of the top-50 brands: Lexus (+ 20,0%), Porsche (+ 44,0%), Faw (+ 163,4%), Dong Feng (+240, 1%), Smart (+ 85.0%), Haima (+ 13,3%), Bentley (+ 58,6%), Rolls Royce (+ 48,9%), Lamborghini (+ 50.0%).