Demand for diesel cars has surged in Russia due to a gasoline shortage
Russians have begun buying more diesel-powered cars amid gasoline shortages and long lines at gas stations. According to Autostat, in July and the first half of August, the share of diesel cars among new car sales rose to 1.7%, up from 1.4% in the first half of the year.
Interest in used diesel cars is also growing—their share of sales rose to 6.3% from 5.9% in January–June. Analysts attribute this primarily to the situation on the fuel market: gasoline is once again in short supply in Russia, while diesel fuel remains largely available at gas stations.
According to market participants, demand for diesel cars has increased severalfold, but supply is not keeping up. Russian manufacturers have almost no diesel models, and Chinese brands mainly supply only diesel pickup trucks. As a result, available vehicles are selling out quickly, and prices for used cars with diesel engines are rising.
This is reported by Russian propaganda media.
Russia purchased gasoline from Turkey for the first time due to a fuel shortage.
As a reminder, the Orsk Oil Refinery in the Orenburg Region of the Russian Federation completely halted operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones.
As a reminder, the Russian oil refinery “Orsknefteorgsintez” halted oil processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on August 11.
Video: The refinery caught fire after the attack in Orsk.
