Residents of the Far East still prefer Japanese cars to Russian and Chinese Residents of the Far Eastern Federal District registered 1,419 new Toyotas and 986 Suzukis during the nine months of 2026, and these brands took the first two lines of the district ranking. Lada, which accounts for about a quarter of new car sales across the country, took fourth place in the Federal District in the Far East with 673 registrations, after not only Japanese brands, but also the Chinese Vale with 770 cars. Tank with 453 vehicles and Changan with 346 joined Haval as the three most popular Chinese brands in the province. The Val and Tank are owned by GWM and together have 1,223 registrations - 196 fewer than Toyota. Customs authorities in the Far East processed 284,400 cars for personal use in January-August, 14% more than a year earlier, and almost 91% of such cars, according to the Federal Customs Service in January-May, came from Japan. All this despite the fact that since August 2023 the Japanese authorities have prohibited the export to Russia of cars with an engine larger than 1.9 liters, hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, and since December 2025 the Russian government maintains preferential recycling fees for citizens only for cars with a power of up to 160 hp. with. In nine months, Russians resold 264,000 used cars of Chinese brands, 37% more than a year earlier.

Residents of the Far East still prefer Japanese cars to Russian and Chinese Residents of the Far Eastern Federal District registered 1,419 new Toyotas and 986 Suzukis during the nine months of 2026, and these brands took the first two lines of the district ranking. Lada, which accounts for about a quarter of new car sales across the country, took fourth place in the Federal District in the Far East with 673 registrations, after not only Japanese brands, but also the Chinese Vale with 770 cars. Tank with 453 vehicles and Changan with 346 joined Haval as the three most popular Chinese brands in the province. The Val and Tank are owned by GWM and together have 1,223 registrations - 196 fewer than Toyota. Customs authorities in the Far East processed 284,400 cars for personal use in January-August, 14% more than a year earlier, and almost 91% of such cars, according to the Federal Customs Service in January-May, came from Japan. All this despite the fact that since August 2023 the Japanese authorities have prohibited the export to Russia of cars with an engine larger than 1.9 liters, hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, and since December 2025 the Russian government maintains preferential recycling fees for citizens only for cars with a power of up to 160 hp. with. In nine months, Russians resold 264,000 used cars of Chinese brands, 37% more than a year earlier.