Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine shrink by 7% in Jan-May

Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine declined by 7% in January-May 2020 year-over-year (y-o-y), to 30,000 vehicles.

Ukrainians in May alone purchased and registered 6,000 new passenger cars, which was almost 15% down y-o-y, the Ukrautoprom association's press service said.

Toyota remained in the lead of the May ranking with 1,026 new passenger cars sold on the Ukrainian market, which was 17% down y-o-y.

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Renault was second with 851 vehicles sold in over the period under review, which was 12% down from May 2019.

KIA cars ranked third as they were assigned 671 Ukrainian license plates in May showing a 51% growth y-o-y.

The Skoda car brand became fourth with 289 vehicles sold (9% down from May 2019).

The Mercedez-Benz brand ranked fifth with 270 cars with sold over the month (71% growth).

The KIA Sportage crossover became the month's bestseller with 593 cars sold.

As UNIAN reported earlier, sales of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine in 2019 dropped by 3% y-o-y, to 12,400 vehicles, according to Ukrautoprom.

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.