Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Demand for new cars decreased by 2.5%

5 December , 2022  

Primary registrations of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine (trucks and special vehicles) in November decreased by almost 2.5% compared to October of this year – up to 497 units, which is also 66% less than in November-2021, reported “Ukravtoprom” in Telegram-channel.
As reported, in October there was a 17% drop in registrations compared to September-2022 – up to 510 cars.
The best result for the second month in a row is shown by German brand Mercedes-Benz – 99 cars, which is 34% more than last November and 17% more than in October this year.
Renault is second, with 21 fewer registrations compared to October, down to 55 cars (-77% compared to November 2021), and Scania is third, with 49 cars, up 2.3 times from November 2021 and moving from 16th to third place (in October 2022, sixth place with 36 cars).
MAN – 41 vehicles (+5% compared to November of the last year) and Volvo – 34 vehicles (+42%) also made it to the top 5.
As reported, in November 2021, 1479 commercial cars were registered in Ukraine, which is 51% more than a year before. The top five includes Citroen, Renault, Fiat, Peugeot and Belarusian MAZ (Mercedes was in the 6th place).
According to Ukravtoprom, a total of 5.9 thousand new commercial vehicles were registered in Ukraine in January-November 2022, which is 2.4 times less than during the same period in 2021.
In turn, according to the information published on the website of AUTO-Consulting information-analytical group, in the segment of trucks weighing over 3.5 tons, the dealers managed to maintain the positive dynamics and retain the market, even during blackouts.
According to the experts of the group, in November they sold more than 300 such cars – 22% less than in November-2021 and 37% less than in October-2022.
At the same time, analysts note the ongoing trend of dealers searching for replacements for Russian and Belarusian chassis for special-purpose vehicles – in particular, in addition to Iveco and Chinese brands, they began to actively use Peugeot chassis.
As reported, according to Ukravtoprom in 2021 new trucks and special vehicles were 15.9 thousand units. – 37% more than in 2020.