Sales of used cars in Ukraine soar by 87% in Jan-Sept

Volkswagen cars with mileage ranked first among used vehicles sold in Ukraine.

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Sales of used cars in Ukraine's primary market formed by imports rose by 87% in January-September 2018 year-over-year (y-o-y), to 72,000 vehicles.

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Some 10,200 cars with mileage, accounting for 60% of the primary market, were registered in September 2018 alone, which was almost 1.9 times up y-o-y, the Ukrautoprom Association's press service said.

In September, Volkswagen was in the lead with 1,538 used cars sold, it said.

The Renault brand ranked second with 1,383 cars with mileage sold.

Skoda was third with 1,008 used cars sold. Demand for cars of this brand rose by 64% over the period under review.

The Ford car brand retained the fourth position with 690 used cars sold.

The Nissan brand ranked fifth with 579 cars with mileage sold over the month.

As UNIAN reported earlier, sales of used cars in the country's primary market in 2017 soared by 3.3 times y-o-y, to 56,744 cars.

UNIAN memo. The Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Ukrautoprom, was created in 1997. Its founders include more than 20 leading Ukrainian enterprises of the automotive industry. Among them are Zaporizhia-based ZAZ Plc., Lviv-based bus manufacturer LAZ Plc., Kremenchuk-based truck manufacturer AutoKrAZ PJSC, and others.

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