According to the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, for 6 months of 2020 the volume of the Russian market of new buses reached 6.2 thousand units, which is higher by 1% than the result of a year ago. At the same time, according to the agency's experts, much more impressive growth was recorded in June (+ 56% to 1.5 thousand units).
The leader of the bus market in the first half of the year remained the domestic brand PAZ, the share of which in the total volume was about 47%. In quantitative terms, this corresponds to about 2.9 thousand units (-21%). Another Russian manufacturer – LIAZ is the second one, its indicator for this period grew 2.2 times to 1.5 thousand units. NEFAZ finished the top-3 (561 units; + 15%). The model rating is still headed by PAZ-3205, which sold 1.5 thousand buses for six months. The second position is occupied by LIAZ-5292 (1,100 units), and the third one - by PAZ-3204 (770 units). Interestingly, by the end of June, LIAZ became the leader among brands with the result of 722 units (almost 10 times more). It managed to outstrip PAZ, the market volume of which for the month was 468 units (-16%). Besides them, MAZ and NEFAZ (111 and 107 units, respectively) crossed the mark of 100 units in the first month of summer.
Source: © Autostat.