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Russia vehicle sales totaled 265,281 units for March 2012, up 12.9% vs. March 2011.
March 2012 vehicle sales increased 21.7% compared with February 2012 sales.
2012 sales through March totaled 645,045. This was up 19.0% over the same period in 2011.
AutoVaz was the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 109,388, resulting in a 17.0% market share.