China commanded 28.5% of the global car market, setting the tone. The United States accounted for 18.4%. Western Europe held 15%, with Eastern Europe contributing around 5%. Japan added just over 5%.

In Russia, 896,000 passenger cars were sold over the first nine months, equal to 1.34% of global demand.

Global analysts forecast that the annual volume of the world’s auto market will exceed 90 million units. If Russia reaches 1.3 million sales by year-end—a target viewed as attainable at the current pace—its share would edge up to 1.44%, according to Sergey Tselikov, head of Autostat. The field remains top-heavy, yet steady momentum can shift the balance by fractions of a point—small on paper, but not trivial for a national market.