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The Russian automotive market in February ranked sixth among European countries

According to the agency "AUTOSTAT", the Russian automotive market in February of this year was located on

sixth place among European countries.The first place was taken by the German market with sales of 206 thousand new cars, the German market showed a slight increase of 2.8% compared to the results of the previous year. In second place was Italy with sales of 130,000 vehicles and an increase of 17.5%. It is noted that the Italian market recorded double-digit growth for the fifth month in a row, which is associated with the introduction of subsidies for the purchase of environmentally friendly vehicles. The French market took third place with a score of 126,000 vehicles, showing an increase of 9.4%. France is followed by the UK market with sales of 74 thousand cars and growth of 26.2%, and then the Spanish market with a result of 74 thousand cars and growth of 19.2%. The Russian market in February amounted to 56 thousand cars, which turned out to be 43.4% lower than last year's results.