The segment of services for the transportation of cars to the buyer between regions of Russia and from abroad is becoming an increasingly promising niche for business.
transportation of the car apply for the services of car carriers. Experts of Avito Services named the most popular routes for importing cars, and also shared a forecast for the development of this segment.
According to the Avito Services platform, the demand for car import services in June 2023 increased 3 times compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the number of offers from private carriers and transport companies that provide car transportation services on car transporters is also growing: the number of performers on the Avito Services platform increased by 18% over the year.
We predict further development and expansion of this segment, while the demand for car import services will grow outpacing the supply growth rate, since the niche is still quite free in terms of the number of carriers in the market. In this regard, we can talk about a high potential for business in this transportation segment. In search of profitable offers for the purchase and further transportation of a car, buyers come to Avito: we see a 3-fold increase in demand for car carrier services with a parallel increase in “remote” car purchases. Evgeniya Lazareva Head of Transport Services category at Avito Services The most popular areas, in/from on the Avito service platform % share June 2022 June 2023 Moscow 55% 48% Vladivostok 8% North Caucasus 20% 19% of the Southern Federal District (without the Caucasus) 12% 10%
The most popular areas of car are routes from/c Moscow Moscow.— metropolitan orders for car carrier services account for almost half (48%) of the total volume. However, this year the share of traffic from/to Moscow has decreased compared to last year (55% in June 2022), as demand has been redistributed towards other regions of Russia. Thus, the popularity of importing cars from Vladivostok is growing – if in June 2022 the region accounted for 8%, then in 2023 this figure increased to 23%. The third most popular transport hub is the south of Russia. The North Caucasus regions account for about 19% of traffic, the Southern Federal District regions (Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol) – 10%.
Top 5 most popular car transportation routesAverage cost (for transporting a sedan in an open car transporter) North Caucasus → Moscow from 35,000 rublesMoscow → St. Petersburgfrom 15,000 rublesNorth Caucasus → St. Petersburgfrom 45,000 rublesVladivostok → Moscow from 150,000 rublesNovosibirsk → Moscow from 50,000 rubles
Given the current market realities, it is growing and the segment of transportation of purchased cars from abroad. Among the most popular routes of the near abroad: Armenia, Georgia, Belarus. Transport companies also carry out transportation from European countries, as well as China, Japan and South Korea.
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