Due to economic sanctions, Russia has stopped importing new cars from Europe, which is geographically close to Russia. It is virtually impossible to import new cars from Japan. In addition to the suspension of imports by Japanese car manufacturers operating in Russia, the Japanese government banned the export of passenger cars exceeding 6 million yen in April. As a result, “In Russia, the movement to purchase imported used cars instead of new cars has accelerated.”
Used car exporters agree that safe Japanese used cars are very popular overseas. In Russia, the movement to buy Japanese used cars may accelerate further in the future, rather than domestically produced new cars with poor safety.