MAKHACHKALA, April 3 – RIA Dagestan. According to MegaFon analysts, Dagestan residents boosted traffic to official Chinese carmaker websites by 35 percent in March compared to the same month last year. The most popular brands among local car enthusiasts are Chery, Changan and Haval—the models and offers most frequently researched online. The findings come from anonymized data on user visits to over 30 automotive platforms.
Interest in electric and hybrid vehicles is also growing. Traffic to related research pages has increased 1.2 times since the beginning of the year compared to the previous year. Domestic cars remain popular as well: visits to Russian manufacturers' websites from Dagestan are up 16 percent. About 88 percent of that traffic goes to LADA. At the same time, interest in used car selection portals has held steady at last year's levels.