Utility equipment in Russia

Housing and communal services in Russia

Main article: housing and communal services in Russia

2022: Growth in sales of municipal equipment by 20.4% to 6.8 thousand units

In 2022, 6.8 thousand units of communal equipment were sold in Russia, which is 20.4% more than a year earlier. Compared to 2018, the market size increased by a third, according to BusinesStat analysts in their study released at the end of November 2023.

According to experts, sales of cars for urban utilities in Russia in 2022 increased largely due to the need to update the parks of such equipment, which has worn out and is morally outdated. The implementation of municipal programs for the improvement of cities also affected.

The greatest demand in the market is universal, combined equipment, which performs various functions for the maintenance and cleaning of roads with the help of additional attachments. At the same time, domestic municipal equipment prevails in the Russian Federation, including those assembled on the basis of imported chassis using imported add-ons and components. The beginning of the military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and the subsequent Western sanctions significantly affected the supply of foreign auto components for the production of equipment.

At the same time, in 2022, the regions continued to modernize the housing and communal services sector, concluded transactions for the purchase of special equipment. In 2022, the interaction of Russian regions in the supply of vehicles and special equipment from Belarus intensified. Thus, as part of cooperation programs, a large batch of multifunctional equipment was sent to St. Petersburg for cleaning streets, sidewalks, and intra-yard territories manufactured by Minsk Tractor Plant OJSC. Also in 2022, the supply of communal special equipment from China increased.

The study adds that in 2018-2022. a decrease in sales of cars for urban utilities was observed only in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic - during a period of forced downtime and a decrease in investment activity.^[1]

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