OREANDA-NEWS. In June 2013, the sales of SOLLERS Group representing UAZ, SsangYong and ISUZU vehicles grew by 1 % compared to the similar period of the previous year and amounted to 9,327 vehicles. In H1 2013, the sales included 46,494 vehicles of these brands, that corresponds to the sales volume in 2012 when 46,876 vehicles had been sold in the first six months of the year.

In particular, the sales of SsangYong cars grew by 6.5 % in H1 2013 and amounted to 15,865 units as compared to 14,877 in 2012. Note that this June the sales of SsangYong cars increased almost 29% and reached 3,747 vehicles. The record monthly sales growth of 75.5 % was demonstrated by SsangYong Actyon crossover, which remains the most popular model of the Korean brand in the Russian market.

In H1 2013, the sales of UAZ off-road vehicles on domestic and export markets amounted to 30,165 units, which is 5 % lower than the figure for the similar period of the previous year. At the same time, the amount of export sales for this period increased by 38 % and stood at 5,182 vehicles. UAZ Pickup became the growth leader for the 6 months with its sales increasing by 27 %.

There was also a steady demand for ISUZU vehicles. For the 6 months of 2013, the total sales of light commercial vehicles and trucks amounted to 464 units, which is 44 % higher than in previous year.