Russia’s economy is doomed

[3NUMBAS]

The problem for Lada is that, despite protectionist measures from the Russian government, russians not only won't buy Ladas but they actually have a huge amount of contempt for their domestic products.

Russian comedians make jokes about Ladas in the same way Jasper Carrott used to make jokes about Skodas and even the new models have a reputation for being dreadful, especially the Kalina which failed an NCAP crash test in spectacular fashion.

Ladas are now cheaper in Russia than foreign competitors, due largely to the recently imposed import tarifs. The russians I know would still rather buy a 5 year old VW than a new Lada for the same money. Actually they would rather have a 20 year old VW than a new Lada.

[MicroB]

4 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

The problem for Lada is that, despite protectionist measures from the Russian government, russians not only won't buy Ladas but they actually have a huge amount of contempt for their domestic products.

Russian comedians make jokes about Ladas in the same way Jasper Carrott used to make jokes about Skodas and even the new models have a reputation for being dreadful, especially the Kalina which failed an NCAP crash test in spectacular fashion.

Ladas are now cheaper in Russia than foreign competitors, due largely to the recently imposed import tarifs. The russians I know would still rather buy a 5 year old VW than a new Lada for the same money. Actually they would rather have a 20 year old VW than a new Lada.

 

Its moot. Car loan rates are 30%+.  Russians can't afford to buy cars, but when they can, they are preferring the inflated price Chinese cars.

 

Current Ladas are based in modern Renaults, so quite decent, but they lack ABS modules, airbags and emissions controls.

 

VWs built in the last few years are pretty terrible/

 

 

[MicroB]

10 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Is that what you USAID funded media tells you?

 

 

No, a Russian told me that.

 

https://www.banki.ru/products/autocredits/

Автокредиты в 2025 году в банках: как выбрать и от чего зависит процентная ставка

 

Loans industry collapsing

 

 

[rabas]

Here's your sign. When you know your economy is doomed.

 

Russian official (a Russian in Russia)  now saying the economy is so bad that no one from 20 to 50 years old will get pensions. He says don't listen to journalists (state propaganda) look at the numbers. Pensions are a big part of any economy. 

 

 

[VBer]

10 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

russians not only won't buy Ladas

Your goal is to lie in every message, or what?

Lada is the top sold brand among new cars.

Looking at cumulative data up to December 2024 brand-wise, Lada dominated with 440,878 sales (+25%)

Looking at the best selling models, the leader was the Lada Granta with sales down 1.7% followed by the Lada Vesta (+134.1%) and the Chevrolet Niva(+29.3%).

https://www.focus2move.com/russian-autos-market/

 

[frank83628]

On 2/9/2025 at 4:57 AM, MicroB said:

 

Communist Apologist.

Putin supporter. 

[rabas]

3 hours ago, VBer said:

Your goal is to lie in every message, or what?

Lada is the top sold brand among new cars.

Looking at cumulative data up to December 2024 brand-wise, Lada dominated with 440,878 sales (+25%)

Looking at the best selling models, the leader was the Lada Granta with sales down 1.7% followed by the Lada Vesta (+134.1%) and the Chevrolet Niva(+29.3%).

https://www.focus2move.com/russian-autos-market/

 

 

Can you spot the illegal territorial invasion of Crimea and later brutal war on all of sovereign Ukraine?  Hint 2014 and 2022.

 

The only thing supporting minimal sales now is Putin wasting Russia's future economy to mass produce bombs and weapons to drop on civilians because his stone-age mind thinks that's how to win a war. Putin is you problem. Putin is everyone's problem, especially Russians'.

 

 

[VBer]

15 minutes ago, rabas said:

Can you spot the illegal territorial invasion of Crimea and later brutal war on all of sovereign Ukraine?

I haven’t said said anything about declining car sales, I said about lie:

13 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

 russians not only won't buy Ladas

While Lada is the top car brand in sales.