Sales of new cars in St. Petersburg increased in July by 9.3%

According to the results of July 2020, car dealers in St. Petersburg sold 8,954 new cars by 9.3% more than was sold here in July last year. This was reported on the website Autostat Info. According to agency analysts, 8076 foreign cars were sold in St. Petersburg during this period, which is 9.5% more than last year's sales level. As for domestic machines, their sales increased by 7.5%, to 878 copies. Most of all last month, Volkswagen Polo 489 models were sold in St. Petersburg, which is 48.6% more than a year ago. Hyundai Creta (459 units; + 46%) and Skoda Rapid (413 units; + 132%) were placed in second and third places, respectively. Earlier, St. Petersburg dealers told reporters about the shortage of Lada models, as well as cars of a number of foreign companies. Among the reasons for the shortage are the suspension of car factories in connection with the coronavirus epidemic, as well as the departure of AvtoVAZ on corporate vacation (from July 27 to August 16). See also: In St. Petersburg, sales of Haval H5 SUVs began