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The concept of a budget car is quite complex and ambiguous. The point is to understand the word "budget" and whose budget to focus on. After all, it is different in different layers. In addition, that car, which yesterday was considered to be in the category of budget cars in terms of price, today has already exceeded all reasonable limits. Therefore, this category most often includes cars that are at the beginning of the price range of their class. Such machines can be found from many manufacturers, for example many prefer It's a pity to buy Octavia. Moreover, both a sedan and an inexpensive crossover can fall into this category.
In the current economic situation, the demand for inexpensive budget cars is steadily growing. Many large car manufacturers are actively developing such cars. To reduce the price of their cars, many famous brands locate their production in countries with low labor costs.
Import budget cars
Almost any European, American, Korean and Japanese manufacturer can find such cars in each of the body categories. It is easier with Russian manufacturers, because they all fall into the category of budget cars. According to the estimates of automotive experts, over the past two years, the upper bar of prices for budget cars has increased by approximately 150 thousand. rubles and reached approximately 500 thousand. rubles This category includes the following cars:
• Hyundai Solaris – which fully meets the criteria of efficiency and cost;
• Kia Rio is also a good and reliable Korean car;
• Volkswagen Polo Sedan – it can be argued that this is a real inexpensive German car.
• Skoda Rapid – according to many published experts, this is one of the best cars in its class,
• Renault Logan is a time-tested inexpensive foreign car.
• Nissan Almera will delight lovers of inexpensive Japanese cars.
Chinese budget cars
Serious competition for well-known automobile brands is made by Chinese manufacturers. The category of budget cars includes: Lifan Solano, Chery Bonus, Geely Emgrand EC7. Even crossovers Lifan X60, Chery Tiggo fall into the budget category.
Budget cars of Russian production
Today, even not all cars produced at Russian factories fall into the budget category. They include some VAZ cars, for example Lada Granta, Lada Kalina, Chevrolet Niva, even in the simplest configuration. These cars will not have standard options, such as air conditioning, heated windows, built-in multimedia system and some others.
