Russian media: Most Toyota and Volkswagen models are made in Chinese factories!
Netizen Melnikov: Interesting, Chinese cars are made in China, Japanese and European cars are also made in China. Although Russian cars are not made in China, they are composed of Chinese parts.
On July 12, the Russian media "Sobesednik" published an article.
The majority of Toyota and Volkswagen cars sold in Russia are made in China.
According to data from the "Auto Statistics" agency, 43% of the 37,500 foreign brand cars sold in Russia in 2025 were assembled in China.
According to analysts, since the beginning of this year, among the global brand cars sold in Russia, the proportion of Volkswagen cars assembled in China is the highest, reaching 93%. Following closely are Mazda (83%) and Toyota (75%), with Toyota also leading in absolute numbers of cars assembled in China, reaching 6,158 units.
In the ranking, there are Skoda (52%), Honda (46%), Kia (42%), Audi (38%), BMW (30%), Land Rover (28%), and Hyundai (25%).
Mercedes has the least number of cars made in China, only 5%.
Sergei Tselitskov, head of "Auto Statistics," provided these data.
He pointed out that 38% of the 147 new Teslas registered in Russia are also made in China.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1837391891738691/
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