In the Russian second-hand electric car market brand rankings, Japan’s Nissan (5,971 Einheiten) remains the leader…
According to data from the AUTOSTAT agency, Russian residents purchased 10,443 second-hand electric cars in 2023. Experts point out that this number is a 20% increase from 2022 (8,694 Fahrzeuge). Gleichzeitig, this is a record – the previous high was in 2021 (9,273 Einheiten).

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In the brand ranking of the used electric vehicle Markt, Japan’s Nissan (5,971 Einheiten) remains the leader, accounting for about 60% of total sales. One fifth of every electric car purchased last year belonged to the US brand Tesla (2,073 Einheiten). German Volkswagen (287 Einheiten) also entered the top three. In terms of models, Nissan Leaf remains the market leader, mit 5,964 units sold as of the end of last year.
The top five sales in the used electric car market also include four Tesla models, namely Modell 3 (1,014 Einheiten), Modell s (419 Einheiten), Modell und (349 Einheiten) and Model X (291 Einheiten). If we look at the December results, in the last month of 2023, the Russian second-hand electric car market sales totaled 635 Fahrzeuge. This is a 2.5% decrease from December 2022.
Experts point out another interesting point: there are already more than 60 different brands on the used electric car market in 2023. In 2022 there will be about 50, in 2021 there will be less than 35.