Russia March 2011: Lada 2104-7 back to #1, Hyundai Solaris up

Russian car sales are up an impressive 77% both in March at 223,429 units and year-to-date at 517,304. The Lada 2104-7 is back in pole position with 14,284 sales and 6.4% share, including 4,061 units of the 2104 built by IZH. It is in the lead year-to-date at 35,032 sales and 6.8%, up a massive 191% year-on-year.

The Lada Kalina drops to #2 at 13,084 sales but improves its market share to 5.9%. It is ahead of the Lada Priora at 11,541 units (5.2%) and the Lada Samara at 8,315 (3.7%).

The Ford Focus reclaims the title of best selling foreign model at #5 with 7,934 sales ahead of the Renault Logan at #6 with 7,115 sales. The Hyundai Solaris takes the 3rd foreign spot at #7 and 6,762 units (3%) for only its 2nd month of sales in the country.

Full Top 20 Best Selling Ranking Russia March 2011 :

Pos	Model	Mar	%	Feb	2011	%	Pos	2010
1	Lada 2104-2107	14,284	6.4%	3	35,032	6.8%	1	1
2	Lada Kalina	13,084	5.9%	1	31,171	6.0%	2	3
3	Lada Priora	11,541	5.2%	2	28,192	5.4%	3	2
4	Lada Samara	8,315	3.7%	4	20,865	4.0%	4	4
5	Ford Focus	7,934	3.6%	6	15,343	3.0%	6	5
6	Renault Logan	7,115	3.2%	5	17,954	3.5%	5	6
7	Hyundai Solaris	6,762	3.0%	9	10,168	2.0%	9	-
8	Lada 4×4	5,020	2.2%	7	12,390	2.4%	7	7
9	Daewoo Nexia	4,929	2.2%	11	10,802	2.1%	8	8
10	Chevrolet Niva	4,101	1.8%	8	10,159	2.0%	10	9
11	Kia Rio	3,644	1.6%	13	9,057	1.8%	11	13
12	Opel Astra	3,510	1.6%	12	8,650	1.7%	12	12
13	Chevrolet Lacetti	3,499	1.6%	16	7,913	1.5%	16	10
14	Renault Sandero	3,489	1.6%	18	7,992	1.5%	15	19
15	Daewoo Matiz	3,425	1.5%	21	7,350	1.4%	18	11
16	Toyota RAV4	3,360	1.5%	20	7,004	1.4%	20	23
17	Chevrolet Aveo	3,134	1.4%	25	6,018	1.2%	22	16
18	Skoda Octavia	2,963	1.3%	15	7,719	1.5%	17	21
19	Kia Cee’d	2,661	1.2%	17	7,096	1.4%	19	14
20	Toyota Corolla	2,627	1.2%	22	6,360	1.2%	21	25