Export of passenger cars from Russia for five months was cut almost in half, to less than 25 thousand pieces. The greatest failure occurred in may, when, according to analysts, in sales is fully reflected the effect of the restrictions associated with the coronavirus. In the near future the export of machinery is unlikely to show growth, experts say, and shipment overseas will not help the Russian car load capacity.Export of passenger cars in January—may fell by 44.4%, to 24.9 thousand cars, from the most relevant statistics of the FCS. Truck export has decreased on 29,9%, to 3.9 thousand. In monetary terms the volume of deliveries has also declined: passenger cars 42.3%, to $355,4 million, trucks by 8.5%, to $118 million And in may delivery was below April levels. So, in pieces, the export of passenger cars fell by 34.8%, to 3 thousand. Money — by 7.8%, to $49.7 million and Export of trucks from Russia also fell in comparison with April by 21.5% to 0.7 thousand pieces. Thus in monetary terms, on the contrary, the supply of trucks grew by 3.4% to $24.4 million, given the pandemic and the actual stop of work of dealerships as well as the General pause in consumer and business activity in the Russian export center (REC) estimate the decline to be moderate, especially in the segment of trucks. Supply disruptions were saying there, but called them minor and related to cross-border restrictions, pandemic. Dmitry Babanskiy of SBS Consulting said that in April continued supplies from the previous months, and the real failure we see in may. Export results reflect the overall situation on the market, the indicators supports the positive trend of the first quarter. For example, deliveries to Kazakhstan in the first quarter increased 30% to 17.8 thousand cars. In April, Kazakhstan has sold only 1.1 thousand cars. Mr. Babanskiy does not expect supply growth in the coming months, but tells about probability of reduction drop to 15-20%.In Nissan’s “Kommersant” reported that in the first half of the year exports of cars from Russia to Belarus fell by 54% to 415 pieces, in Kazakhstan, on the contrary, increased by 9.3%, to 876 units. The group continues to deliver in these countries the crossovers Qashqai, X-Trail and Murano (produced at the plant in St. Petersburg) and Nissan Terrano (manufactured at the Renault plant in Moscow). About further development of situation is too early to say, I believe in the Nissan: it is necessary to wait for the complete abolition of restrictive measures related to the pandemic. At the same time the Hyundai, on the contrary, increased its exports in the first half by 17%, to 8.2 thousand cars. But even export growth could not keep the volume of the issue in the black: a plant in St. Petersburg has reduced car production by 1.4 times, to 88 thousand units. Edition Nissan also fell by 39% to 19.6 thousand.Exports will not significantly supportedto laugh production of the Russian car factories — due to the small volumes and a General decline in demand in the markets, believes Dmitry Babanskiy. The situation with domestic demand also remains difficult: despite pent-up demand and significant government support, in June the market of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles fell by 14.6%.Olga Nikitina
