The second most popular vehicle was Matiz, the sales of which exceeded 44,000 cars. Damas goes third with more than 23,000 cars sold. 21,000 Lacetti were sold. The sales volumes of Captiva and Epica remained at the level of the last year and exceeded 1,500 and 2,500 vehicles respectively.
One of the most important events of the last year for the domestic automobile industry was the beginning of the assembling of a new Spark model. The presentation of the car took place on the eve of the Independence Day. Due to its excellent technical specifications, comfort, the original shape, Spark has won many fans among domestic car owners. According to Uzavtosanoat, just a few months after the start of the sales over 6,000 cars of this model were sold at the national market. New product of Asaka plant has already drawn the attention from other countries, and will go for export. According to the experts, the cars of this model will meet the same popularity at the Russian market like Nexia and Matiz cars, which, according to the Russian media, were among the bestsellers in Russia in 2010.
Besides, the domestic automobile industry products enjoy high demand not only in Russia but also in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. Recently the sales outlets have been opened in Georgia, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.