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9/13/13

Russia: Car Industry - Independents vs dealership: the Russian market

The Russian market showed a dramatic increase in new car sales between 2009 and 2012, with approximately 95 per cent of these sold in dealerships.

It is estimated there are 14,000 businesses that  carry out collision repairs in Russia, however they range in quality from state-of-the art, dealer based bodyshops to unregistered independent garages.

There are very few independent bodyshops in Russia ,most bodyshops are part of the dealership sector.

Of the 4,250 dealerships 76% declare they have their own bodyshop.

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