Chevrolet came in first place in Russia on sales

Following the April 2006 to first place in sales of new foreign cars got the surprise of many the company Chevrolet. This month has sold 8995 cars of this brand, including cars that were released at the JV "GM-AvtoVAZ", which is 55 percent higher than the same period last year. Second place on the April sales for the second year of holding company Toyota, this time managed to implement a 8462 car (30 percent). Third place went to the brand Ford, whose cars have sold for the month of 8203 pieces, which, incidentally, a 90 percent increase in April 2005 when it sold only 4314 cars. Among the other foreign brands represented in Russia, the most significant "surge" did Renault, Kia and Lexus, which increased their sales by 169, 189 and 132 percent respectively. At the same time, the three companies "had gone in less": car sales fell by Daewoo 12 per cent to 5138 units, and Fiat and Alfa Romeo and was not able to sell in April, a single machine. Total sales of foreign cars in Russia this month, compared with April 2005 increased by 49 percent to 79,235 vehicles.