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Russia vehicle sales totaled 180,045 units for August 2014, down 26.1% vs. August 2013.
August 2014 vehicle sales decreased 5.1% compared with July 2014 sales.
2014 sales through August totaled 1,654,023. This was down 12.1% over the same period in 2013.
AutoVAZ was the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 247,289, resulting in a 15.0% market share.