Some economists use the demand for cheap cars as a marker of a country's development. Alas, the Russian BRICS partners not only overtook Russia in GDP growth, but have long and successfully used the dynamics of their countries' development, taking into account the budget buyer.
Cheap Russian cars previously produced
If you pay attention to the cars that were previously produced in Russia, one of the cheapest were the options produced by the Volga Automobile Plant. Recently, the most popular model was the VAZ-2107, which became a modification of the VAZ-2105 model. The production of this car lasted quite a long time. It began to be produced in March 1982, and finished in April 2012. The cost of this car was about 200 thousand rubles.
An old friend is better than two new ones
The year 2014 has come, but, like a decade ago, car dealerships offer the cheapest Russian car from the Togliatti plant. This time, with various discounts and promotions, this is LADA Granta - the standard, which can be found for 230 thousand rubles and Lada Samara - a hatchback with a price of 245 thousand rubles. Rumor has it that by the spring the price for them will decrease by another 5-7%. Of course, we are talking about modest trim levels. Cheaper, as of January 1, cars are not produced in Russia. It is worth noting that this is on average $ 1,200 more expensive than the same Daewoo.
In the class of off-road vehicles, the domestic Niva is still in the lead. The price for the three-door model Lada Niva starts at 330 thousand rubles.
Today, people have completely forgotten about sufficiently rated electric vehicles. There is an offer for you: the most budgetary option is assembled at a plant in Mytishchi and is not too expensive by today's standards for prices for electric vehicles: from 450 thousand rubles. This is Dahmer E-Car GD04B with dimensions of 3350 * 1450 * 1500 mm. Weight - 752 kg. The ground clearance is 158 mm. Tires - 145/70 R12. Electric motor 4 kW. The model is assembled on the basis of Matiz. On February 2, Dahmer E-Car salon began selling, and by the middle of the month announced their temporary suspension. We can only hope that the technical suspension will not last long.
All these options can be called cheap only relatively. The incomes of the average family in Russia are small, besides, the real gap between the concept of cheap in Russian megacities and the provinces affects.
