Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine shrink by 6% in Oct

Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine shrank by 6% in October 2020 year-over-year (y-o-y), to 8,400 vehicles.

Read alsoZelensky wants car industry development strategy draftedThat is according to a report by Ukraine's Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association Ukrautoprom published on its website on November 2.

Top 5 vehicles

• Renault was in the lead of the October ranking with 1,431 new passenger cars sold on the Ukrainian market, which was 22% down y-o-y, the report said.
• Toyota was second with 1,365 vehicles sold over the period under review, which was 11% up from October 2019.
• KIA cars ranked third as they were assigned 830 Ukrainian license plates in October, having kept the level of October 2019.
• The Skoda car brand became fourth with 593 vehicles sold (10% up from October 2019).
• The Volkswagen brand was fifth with 536 cars sold over the month (11% decline).

The top 10 cars in October also included Nissan with 399 vehicles sold (a 15% decline y-o-y), Peugeot with 339 vehicles (a 46% rise), Hyundai with 304 vehicles (a 34% decline), Ford with 228 vehicles (a 12% rise), and Mercedes-Benz with 202 units (a 21% rise).

The KIA Sportage SUV became the month's bestseller with 788 cars sold.

Sales of new passenger vehicles in Ukraine in January-October 2020 fell by 3% y-o-y, to 68,500 vehicles, according to Ukrautoprom.

Background

Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine grew by 6% in September 2020 y-o-y, to 7,600 vehicles.

UNIAN memo

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.