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Kazakhstan Vehicles Market kept growing in 2018 maintaining the positive tone of last year, closing with registrations at 58.465 (+24.4%). Lada was the market leader with 23% of market share, ahead of Toyota. Hyundai gained the third place with an astonishing +132.1%.

Ukrainian Cars market in the 2018 went marginally down, hit by the large drop in December - down 10.3% - closing with registrations at 80.742 (-2.4%). Toyota kept the market lead, with 12.3% of market share, while Nissan jumped in 4th place, up 28.1%.

Russian Autos Market grew 12.7% in 2018 improving in double-digit for the second consecutive time, ending with 1.799.118 units sold. Lada is the leader, holding 20.2% of the market, while Mitsubishi scored an impressive performance, up 86.6%.

Russia best selling cars ranking in the 2017 with a new leader, the Kia Rio ahead of two models made by Lada. The last year leader fell in fourth place while the new Hyundai Creta is already in 5th place.

Uzbekistan vehicle market kept declining in the 2017 with sales down 14.7% mainly due to the increase of export decided for the GM-Uzbekistan production. The state-owned company is stable near 92% market share.

Moldavian Vehicles Market was very positive in the 2017 with an amazing Q4 performance, ending at the best level in a decade, at 5.500 units, with a substantial +31% from the previous year. Market leader is Dacia, ahead of Skoda.

Azerbaijan Vehicles Market recovered 42% after the previous year record fall. The economy expanded only marginally but the currency value stabilized and several brands recovered. The market has now been "invaded" by Chinese brands.

Kazakhstan Vehicles Sales  in the 2017 recovered just 5% after the over 50% fall reported in the previous year. Toyota is market leader while the new brand Ravon grew up in third place. Renault and Kia are struggling.

Kyrgyzstan Vehicles Market is progressively growing despite the country is the second as level of poverty in Central Asia. Traditionally fueled by imported used vehicles, actually the industry is building up an import infrastructures for new vehicles.

Belarussian car market boomed in the 2017 thanks to a roaring pace taken since July, ending the year at the new record figure, near 35.000 units (excluding grey market. Renault-Nissan group dominates with near 50 percent of market share.