Logan registrations in Russia decreased 43% in December 2012 to 3,810 units.
Logan was the eleventh best-selling car model in Russia last year. Dacia’s Sandero was ranked 16th with 48,632 units in 2012, up 6% on the year. Sandero registrations in December fell 21% to 4,104 cars.
Dacia’s SUV, the Duster, came in the 17th position with 47,344 registrations in 2012. Duster registrations increased to 6,659 units in December 2012 from 40 units in December 2011.
Renault owns a car plant near Moscow, where it produces models Logan, Sandero and Duster. Last year, the French carmaker sold 189,852 cars in Russia, up 23% on the year. In December, Renault’s sales on the Russian market climbed 17% to 17,242 units.
The best-selling foreign car models in Russia last year were Solaris (Hyundai Motor), Focus (Ford) and New Rio (Kia Motors).
The Russian car market increased 11% in 2012 to over 2.93 million units.
According to the committee, the Russian car market might stagnate in 2013, after an increase of about 10% over the past four years.