The market of new buses fell by 31%

According to the data of "Autostat Info" (рус. Автостат Инфо), in May of 2020, the market of new buses in Russia reached 752 units, by showing a decline of 31% in comparison with the previous year.

Externally, the most favorable situation is for the PAZ (Pavlovo Bas Factory). Its share in the total volume is 47%, 200 buses of which are PAZ-3205. However, the current year volume of sales was 42% less than last year's figures for the same period.

The Belarusian MAZ (Minsk Automobile Plant) is the most popular market challenger among buyers. Although the dealership centres had sold only 129 means of transport, the result exceeded last year's figures by more than 5 times. NEFAZ buses finished the first TOP-three, the quantative trems of which worsened last year's performance by 30%.

In addition to the brands listed above, new MAN, Lotos, LiAZ, KavZ, URAL, Yutong and Volga buses were sold in May.

At the same time, ASM-Holding experts note a decline in bus production by 4.8%. At the same time, ASM-Holding experts note a decline in bus production by 4.8%. In January - April 2020, the number of Russian vehicles decreased by 8.8% as compared to foreign models, which, on the contrary, began to roll off the assembly line more often (up to 17%). Market volume in the segment of used buses also decreased in both - Russian and foreign means of transport - 55% less transactions were recorded compared to the same period last year.