Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine in January-September 2025 amounted to 54,300 units, which is almost equal to last year’s figures for this period, according to AUTO-Consulting.
“Throughout the year, the car market lagged significantly behind last year’s volumes. It all started with the cancellation of numerous USAID assistance programs, which immediately began to affect car deliveries. Other factors were added later. And only in the summer did the car market begin to return to last year’s track. And in September, it practically managed to catch up with the figure for the first nine months,” according to a statement on the information and analytical group’s website.
At the same time, according to analysts, passenger car sales in September fell by 3% compared to August 2025, to 6,737 units.
AUTO-Consulting notes that in terms of quality and structure, there were “dramatic changes” in this market in September, in particular, BYD is now the market leader, having managed to capture 14% of the market and overtake Toyota.
“Just a month ago, Toyota finished with these figures, and as soon as dealers slowed down a little, BYD surged ahead,” the group states.
There were no other changes in the top five compared to August – Volkswagen, Renault, and Skoda remained in the same positions as a month earlier, while BMW was one step ahead of Hyundai, taking sixth place without even increasing sales.
“There have also been changes among the popular models. The current bestseller is the VW ID. Unix, which has pushed even the “favorite” of all corporations, the Renault Duster, into second place. But it seems that these are not the final figures, as the BYD Seal and BYD Leopard 3 are already hot on their heels,” the report says.
AUTO-Consulting notes that in September, nine of the twenty most popular car models on the market were electric vehicles from the Chinese market.
As reported, according to the Ukravtoprom association, in September 2025, initial registrations of new passenger cars increased by 20% compared to September 2024 and by 1% compared to August 2025 – to more than 6,800 units, while in January-September they decreased by 0.3% to 52,900 units.
