Avito Auto: demand for new Chinese cars at the end of July 2026 increased by 27.9%

Avito Auto experts summed up the results of July 2026 on the market for new Chinese cars. According to the platform, demand for them increased by 27.9% compared to last year. The brands with the most noticeable demand dynamics included Hongqi, OMODA and JAECOO, and the most

Avito Auto experts summed up the results of July 2026 on the market for new Chinese cars. According to the platform, demand for them increased by 27.9% compared to last year. The brands with the most noticeable demand dynamics included Hongqi, OMODA and JAECOO, while the most popular models were HAVAL Jolion, OMODA C5 and EXEED RX.

According to Avito Auto, in July 2026, demand for new Chinese cars increased by 27.9% compared to July last year. Their average cost was 3.8 million rubles.

The greatest increase in demand among brands was demonstrated by the premium brand Hongqi - its figure increased almost 4 times over the year. This is followed by OMODA and JAECOO - cars from brands are now considered 2.3 times more often. Foton (+32%) and Geely (+25%) also demonstrated high demand dynamics.

Among individual models, EXEED RX showed the greatest growth: demand for it increased more than 5 times, which was greatly facilitated by the current special offers for EXEED cars. Next came OMODA C5 - the figure increased by 3.5 times and JAECOO J7 - by 2.1 times. The top also included Hongqi HS3 (+93%), Chery Tiggo 9 (+54%) and HAVAL H3 (+52%), OMODA C7 (+39%) and JAC T9 (+28%).

“Chinese cars continue to grow faster than the market as a whole: in July, demand for them increased by 27.9% year-on-year versus a market growth of 9.4%. One of the drivers of the segment is the active expansion of the model range: brands are introducing new cars with different technologies and trim levels to the Russian market. For example, the hybrid Geely EX5 EM-i and JAECOO J6 went on sale about six months ago, but have already become popular cars. This indicates that consumers increasingly perceive leading Chinese brands as an established and understandable part of the segment - with a variety of models, configurations and price offers,” comments Artem Khomutinnikov, head of sales for the “New Cars” department at Avito.

The leaders in popularity in July were HAVAL Jolion (2.5 million rubles) and OMODA C5 (2.6 million rubles). Also in the top 10 models were EXEED RX (4.9 million rubles), Geely EX5 EM-i (3.9 million rubles), JAECOO J6 (2.3 million rubles), JAECOO J7 (3.1 million rubles), Hongqi HS3 (3.62 million rubles), HAVAL H3 (3 million rubles), Geely Monjaro (4.88 million rubles) and Jetour Dashing (2.82 million rubles).