“The parent group of Kaihua is headquartered in Jiamusi. The company has been deeply engaged in the passenger-car dealership sector for many years, using Jiamusi as a hub to expand across the entire province and operating more than 20 passenger-car 4S dealerships,” said Zhen Zhuo, Deputy General Manager of Heilongjiang Kaihua Automobile Import-Export Trading Co., Ltd. “Today, domestic car sales prices are highly transparent, and competition in the industry is fierce. The Russian market offers substantial growth potential, so we must seize this opportunity.”

Since being approved in June last year as one of the first pilot enterprises for used-car exports, Kaihua Automobile’s sales business has effectively opened “the door to a new world”—in less than a year, it has already cleared customs and exported more than 1,400 used vehicles.

Currently, Kaihua’s used-car exports primarily consist of passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles, with a smaller share of specialized and special-purpose vehicles. Domestic brands such as Geely, Great Wall, and Changan account for roughly 60% of the total export volume. Russia, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia, are currently the primary destinations for Kaihua’s used-car exports.