To be absolutely precise, over 9 months of this year, the growth of the LCV market, compared to 2000, according to AUTO-Consulting, was almost 50% (49.18%). While the growth of the market as a whole was 28.43%. And the passenger car market grew by 26.5%.

According to the results of September 2021, the top ten leading brands in sales looks like this:

  1. Citroen
  2. Fiat
  3. Renault
  4. Volkswagen
  5. Peugeot
  6. Toyota
  7. Opel
  8. Mercedes-Benz
  9. Ford
  10. GAZ

Based on September sales results, most brands retained their positions. Only Fiat, Toyota, and Opel moved up one step, Renault moved down one, and Mercedes-Benz moved down 2 points.

In the overall structure of LCV by price factor, 95% are vehicles of the middle price category Volume, 4% are budget Low Cost, and 1% are expensive Premium.

Which LCV models have most appealed to our businessmen, based on sales results for 9 months of 2021?

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In the D BUS segment, based on sales results for 9 months of 2021, the top five looks like this:

  1. Mercedes-Benz V-Class
  2. Renault Trafic
  3. Volkswagen Multivan
  4. Toyota ProAce
  5. Hyundai H1

And already, practically on the threshold of the TOP-5 is Peugeot Traveller

In the E BUS segment, the undisputed leader is Citroen Jumper. Also in the top three are Volkswagen Crafter and Ford Transit. All three models became leaders thanks to large-scale purchases of medical vehicles that are manufactured on their basis.

Now let's look at the situation with the popularity of cargo vans.

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In the B VAN segment, Renault Dokker leads by a large margin. And following it is its successor, Renault Express. Third is Fiat Fiorino.

In the C VAN segment, the most popular model is Citroen Berlingo. It is followed by Fiat Doblo and Peugeot Rifter.

In the D VAN segment, the top three looks like this: UAZ Van, Volkswagen Transporter, and Renault Trafic, which is already gaining popularity and only appeared in cargo version this year.

In the E VAN segment, Renault Master leads, followed by Peugeot Boxer and Fiat Ducato. And the 4th and 5th positions were shared by Citroen Jumper and GAZ Gazelle*.