Cui Dongshu: Chinese independent brands' share in Russia reached 54.2% in 2026.

Zhito Finance APP has learned that Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association, wrote that in 2026 Chinese independent brands reached a relatively high share of 54.2% in Russia, with good sales and profit performance. In 2026, a large number of models from international automakers entered the market, with German and Japanese brands performing strongly, while the advantage of Korean brands weakened. From January to August 2026, Russian and European and American brands rebounded, but the main driver was actually the surge in imported Japanese and Korean models, with Nissan and Mazda achieving cumulative growth rates of 611% and 585% respectively, while Honda, Suzuki, Audi, and Volkswagen also achieved large increases of more than 200%.