
Dealers sold more than 32 thousand cars, showing an increase in both August and September last year
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The AvtoVAZ company is the largest manufacturer of passenger cars in Russia.
September was a record year for AvtoVAZ and its Lada line. During the month, dealers delivered 32,310 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to customers, which was the highest figure for nine months of 2026. The manufacturer provided such data in its Telegram channel “AVTOVAZ. Officially". Compared to August, the figure increased by 10.6 percent, and compared to September 2025 - 9.4 percent.
Lada Granta retained the first place in sales: 11,798 buyers chose it during the month, which is 5.4 percent more than the previous month. Demand for Iskra vehicles reached 3,711 vehicles, which is 12.7 percent more than in August.
The Vesta model finished the month with 5,530 vehicles. The Niva family has significantly improved its performance. The Travel model found 3,832 owners, up 25.8 percent, while the Legend was purchased by 4,148 buyers, up 79.3 percent from August. In addition, 2,428 passenger Lada Largus and 585 vans of this model were sold in September.
Thus, in the nine months of 2026, 244,626 Lada cars were sold, which is 0.4 percent more than during the same period in 2025.

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