
In September 2026, Dongfeng 4180 became the best-selling heavy-duty truck model in Russia
In September 2026, the Chinese Dongfeng 4180 tractor topped the sales ranking of large-tonnage trucks in Russia with a result of 459 vehicles, surpassing all KAMAZ models, according to Autostat.
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The Russian heavy-duty truck market is undergoing changes amid the growing presence of Chinese brands.
In September 2026, the Chinese Dongfeng 4180 truck tractor topped the ranking of the best-selling models of large-tonnage trucks in Russia with a result of 459 vehicles, surpassing all KAMAZ models. Autostat reported this.
Sales of Dongfeng 4180 increased 32.8 times compared to September 2025. Second place in the model ranking was taken by Sitrak C7H with 269 vehicles (an increase of 35.9 percent compared to last year), and third place by KamAZ 54901 with 247 trucks (an increase of 12.8 percent).
In total, in September 2026, the Russian market for new large-capacity trucks with a gross weight of 16 tons or more amounted to 3,137 vehicles. This is 11.2 percent less than in September 2025, but 16.7 percent more than in August 2026.
KAMAZ remained the leader by brand with 1,177 vehicles and a market share of about 38 percent (an increase of 6.7 percent compared to last year). Dongfeng took second place with 462 trucks, increasing sales 11 times over the year.
The top three are closed by FAW with 289 vehicles (a decline of 15.5 percent), Sitrak with 269 trucks (an increase of 35.2 percent) and the Belarusian MAZ with 217 units (a decline of 10.7 percent).
Over the nine months of 2026, 27,516 large-tonnage trucks were sold in Russia, which is 16.3 percent less than the same period in 2025.

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