OREANDA-NEWS Sales of Russian trucks in the first quarter increased by more than 20 percent, to 26.7 thousand cars. Kommersant writes about this.

According to the newspaper, KAMAZ retains the leadership, but its share has decreased from 40 percent to 25 percent. It is noted that 15.2 percent of sales are accounted for by the Chinese manufacturer Sitrak, which was not represented on the market a year earlier. 13.5 percent — Shacman, 8.9 percent — FAW, 6.8 percent — Howo.

The demand for trucks from the conveyor increased by 2.4 percent, for used vehicles — by 5.2. The average price for cars with mileage in January—March was 1.7 million rubles, for new ones — 9.2 million rubles.

Earlier it was reported that Tesla planned to release a series of inexpensive electric vehicles. One of the first such cars will be the electric Semi Light. The electric truck will have a power reserve of about 480 kilometers.