The Russian light-vehicle market has suffered its worst monthly decline of the year, which comes after a year of consistent accelerated falls in sales as a result of the collapse of the Russian economy, resulting from the weak ruble, sanctions from the EU and the U.S. and falling oil and gas prices. Sales in November fell by 42.7 percent year on year (y/y) to 131,572 units, which brought the year-to-date (YTD) sales momentum down further by 34.5 percent y/y to 1,454,253 units.