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Demand for new cars keeps growing in Ukraine

2 May , 2023  

Registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in January-April increased by 32% compared to the same period of 2022 – up to 16.4 thousand, reports Ukravtoprom in Telegram-channel.
According to a report of the association on Tuesday, including in April registered 5,160 new cars – 14% more than the previous month and 4.3 times more than in April last year.
“However, solvent demand for new passenger cars lags behind the April 2021 figure by nearly 49%,” the association stated.
Toyota (805 units), Renault (543 units) and BMW (439 units) are in the top three of April registrations, followed by Volkswagen (417 cars) and Skoda (393 units).
Bestseller of the month in the Ukrainian market of new passenger cars, according to the report, once again became a compact crossover Renault Duster, which was chosen by 508 buyers.
As reported, AUTO-Consulting Information-Analytical Group in April recorded a slight decrease (by 1.6%) in sales of new cars compared to March of this year – to 5.122 thousand. And if the first two positions in the ranking coincide with the data of Ukravtoprom (Toyota and Renault), the third position among leaders was occupied by Volkswagen, and BMW took the fourth line.
Earlier it was also reported that in 2022, according to Ukravtoprom Ukrainians registered 37.9 thousand new cars – 63% less than in 2021, while according to AUTO-Consulting sales decreased by 61.5% – to 40.08 thousand units.