“At the Rosavtodealer forum, both dealers and manufacturers agreed that there had not been such a deficit for many years.
We have seen a drop in sales for several months in a row, in the spring the situation will not get better, unfortunately, ”said representatives of the association in a commentary to RIA Novosti.
The lack of vehicles became known back in August 2020.
One of the reasons was the reduced production and supply volumes due to the shortage of auto electronics around the world.
According to the National Bureau of Credit Histories, in July and August 2021, Russians filed a record number of applications for auto loans.
Banks received more than 800 thousand requests per month, which is on average 20% higher than a year earlier.