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Demand for new passenger cars in Ukraine has almost doubled

1 November , 2023  

Registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in October this year increased by 83% compared to October 2022 – up to 5.7 thousand units, and are 0.7% higher than in September 2023, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the association, Toyota continues to hold the lead in the market with a 40% increase in registrations by October last year – up to 929 units, Volkswagen’s second result is 574 cars (three times more), and Skoda (in September – 4th position) took third place, pushing BMW aside, with an increase of 46%, up to 477 units.

BMW’s fourth result is 461 cars (up 3.6 times), and Renault closes the top 5, as it did a month earlier, with 432 cars (+60%).

The top 10 in October 2023 also included: Nissan – 309 units; Hyundai – 240 units; Mercedes-Benz – 224 units; Mazda – 220 units; Peugeot – 200 units.

The title of the month’s bestseller, as in September, went to the Renault Duster with 387 registrations (in October 2022, it was the Toyota RAV4 crossover).

“Ukravtoprom states that in January-October 2023, Ukrainians purchased and registered 49.6 thousand new passenger cars, which is 60% more than in the same period last year.

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