Russian car sharing switched to Chinese cars

2022: Russian car sharing switched to Chinese cars

In mid-July 2022, it became known about the first purchase of cars by a Chinese manufacturer by the Russian car-sharing service Delimobil. 150 new Chery Tiggo 4 crossovers were purchased, the retail price of which in the Russian Federation starts at 1.7 million rubles.

As told To the businessman"" in the company "Delimobil," this purchase of cars has become the largest for the service since the beginning of 2022. From 2023, the company plans to increase the fleet of cars by 10-12 thousand units annually at the expense of the Chinese manufacturers. According TASS to sources close to "," Yandex.Drive car-sharing service it plans to replace 50% of the fleet with Chinese cars by the end of 2022, increasing its fleet of 5-7 thousand cars.

Russian car sharing switched to Chinese cars

The Citidriv company notes that they also plan to increase the proportion of the Chinese auto industry. The car sharing explained that the fleet already has cars such as the Haval Jolion and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro - users show high demand for these models.

According to Citidriva, there are no problems with Chinese cars in operation, and driving comfort is at the level of the German car industry. Citidriva CEO Aleksei Sergeyev told Kommersant that the service has purchased more than 3,000 cars since the beginning of the year: Chinese Haval Jolion and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro have appeared in the company's fleet.

According to Sergei Udalov from Avtostat, the share of Chinese brands in the Russian market by June reached 21% and will continue to grow. He noted that for car sharing this is actually the only option if the services do not want to buy Lada. A Kommersant source in the industry added that Chinese concerns are the only ones who are ready to provide supplies of cars and components. Indian manufacturers are unpredictable in terms of quality or supply.^[1]

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