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Sales of foreign brands increased by 67% or 36,182 units in July 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, according to the of Automobile Association of European Businesses in Russia .

sales growth during the first 7 months of 2006 amounted to 57% or 183,891 units. compared to the same period in 2005.

continued growth can be attributed to the increase in consumer incomes and increasing demand for high quality and reliable cars. Growing opportunities related to consumer lending, is also an important factor in ensuring stable growth of sales of foreign brands.

Sales of foreign brands in Russia in July 2006/2005g.g.

Brands	July 06	July 05	%	01-07/2006	01-07/2005	%
Ford	12038	5606	115%	48864	25289	93%
Chevrolet (including GM-AvtoVAZ joint venture)	10356	5649	83%	55116	36191	52%
Hyundai	8920	9105	-2%	56294	51536	9%
Toyota	7943	4725	68%	48782	34523	41%
Nissan	7877	5316	48%	36518	25114	45%
Renault	6453	2062	213%	37317	12576	197%
Mitsubishi	6106	4140	47%	40088	28866	39%
Kia	5725	2447	134%	33516	12078	177%
Daewoo	5634	4511	25%	37933	33407	14%
Mazda	2771	1661	67%	17016	9724	75%
Honda	1671	601	178%	7840	4417	77%
Volkswagen	1618	921	76%	9650	6046	60%
Peugeot	1603	824	95%	8212	4896	68%
Opel	1385	642	116%	8943	5501	63%
Suzuki	1213	858	41%	8582	5090	69%
Citroen	1196	705	70%	6653	3268	104%
Skoda	1014	750	35%	6900	4021	72%
Audi	970	553	75%	5094	3270	56%
Lexus	904	450	101%	5185	2466	110%
Mercedes-Benz	825	410	101%	4843	2469	96%
BMW	822	538	53%	5129	3471	48%
Volvo	770	333	131%	4729	2629	80%
Subaru	607	388	56%	3417	2256	51%
Land Rover	495	347	43%	3150	2070	52%
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	240	122	97%	1596	978	63%
Mercedes-Benz Vans	186	46	304%	1321	295	348%
Dodge	158	-	-	165	-	-
Chrysler	154	63	144%	824	511	61%
Porsche	144	40	260%	789	243	225%
Jeep	129	102	26%	722	518	39%
Ssang Yong	121	-	-	2074	-	-
Jaguar	68	58	17%	463	249	86%
Cadillac	63	26	142%	217	118	84%
MINI	51	46	11%	276	213	30%
Saab	34	24	42%	179	159	13%
Hummer	12	13	-8%	94	68	38%
Alfa Romeo	0	6	-100%	7	46	-85%
Fiat	0	6	-100%	8	44	-82%
Lancia	0	-	-	1	-	-
Total	90276	54094	67%	508507	324616	57%

25 best-selling foreign models IN RUSSIA IN JULY 2006.

#	Model	July 06	July 05	+/-	%
1	Ford Focus	7717	4064	3653	90%
2	Mitsubishi Lancer	4519	3165	1354	43%
3	Renault Logan	4399	383	4016	-
4	Chevrolet Lanos	4029	-	-	-
5	Nissan Almera	3420	2779	641	23%
6	Daewoo Nexia	3376	3365	11	0%
7	Chevrolet Niva (GM-AvtoVAZ joint venture)	3294	3778	-484	-13%
8	Hyundai Accent	3013	3917	-904	-23%
9	Toyota Corolla	2666	1864	802	43%
10	Kia Spectra	2612	-	-	-
11	Daewoo Matiz	2258	1146	1112	97%
12	Ford Fusion	1650	523	1127	215%
13	Mazda 6	1635	812	823	101%
17	Chevrolet Lacetti	1544	533	1011	190%
14	Toyota Camry	1481	896	585	65%
15	Nissan Primera	1328	1263	65	5%
19	Hyundai Elantra	1323	1267	56	4%
16	Hyundai Tucson	1302	514	788	153%
22	Renault Megan II	1158	643	515	80%
18	Ford Mondeo	1155	488	667	137%
20	Toyota Avensis	1094	861	233	27%
21	Nissan X-Trail	1016	517	499	97%
23	Toyota RAV4	985	394	591	150%
24	Mazda 3	955	692	263	38%
25	Hyundai Getz	929	1288	-359	-28%

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Source: Committee Automobile Association of European Businesses in Russia .

Link to article Auto-Dealer.Ru

Sales of foreign brands increased by 67% in July 2006