ロシア人が中国車を強く批判、中国車の輸出が50％暴落

Is this anti-China media report the truth?

Russians strongly criticize Chinese cars, causing Chinese car exports to plummet by 50%.

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Published on 2025-07-04 | Archived on 2025-11-12

In the first four months of 2025, Chinese car exports to Russia were just 155,000 units, nearly half the 305,000 units recorded in the same period in 2024. In April in particular, Chinese car sales in Russia fell by approximately 70%, a sharp decline from their peak.

Just a year ago, Chinese cars were sweeping the streets of Russia, occupying a 68% market share and far surpassing the local brand, Lada. Now, showrooms are closed, warehouses are full, dealers are surviving by selling at fire sales, and consumers are looking down on them with a cold eye. A dramatic shift from "profitable" to "systematic exclusion" has occurred in just a few months.

 This is not simply a market adjustment, a consumer whim, or even a matter of quality or loan interest rates.

According to statistics from Russian media outlet Autostat, 213 Chinese car showrooms closed across the country in the first four months of 2025, covering flagship brands such as Haval, Chuli, Geely, and Changan. In Moscow alone, 28 dealerships completely closed, with even their signs removed without a trace.

A Great Wall Motors distributor expressed anger to the media, saying, "Last year, manufacturers forced us with inventory and said the market would still grow. But now, cars are piling up in warehouses, and we can't even afford security costs." This is not just a "decline in sales," but a "collapse of sales channels." The collapse of the sales network means that brands have lost control at the grassroots level. Manufacturers' headquarters are still sorting out their books, and consumers are watching test drive videos on social media, but no one is visiting physical stores.

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