Foreign media: Despite sanctions imposed by Western and Asian countries on Russia, many car manufacturers have also pledged to exit the Russian market, but a large number of foreign cars are still flowing into Russia through gray markets from China. These cars include Toyota, Mazda, and German luxury models.
Many cars are manufactured in China or transshipped through China, with the number of "zero-mileage" used cars (i.e., used cars reclassified after being registered in China for export) increasing continuously.
Data shows that nearly half of the foreign brand cars sold in Russia in 2025 are made in China, and since the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, more than 700,000 foreign brand cars have been sold in Russia.
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