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Demand for used foreign cars imported to Ukraine increased by 45% – Ukravtoprom

8 February , 2024  

In January, almost 16.7 thousand used cars imported from abroad joined the Ukrainian car fleet, which is 45% more than in the same month of 2023, Ukravtoprom reported on its telegram channel.

According to the association, almost 4.4 thousand new passenger cars were registered in January 2024 (an increase of 47%).

The largest share in the segment of used foreign cars last month, as before, belonged to gasoline cars – 46%. This is followed by diesel cars – 29%; electric cars – 16%; cars with LPG – 5%; hybrids – 4%.

Volkswagen Golf remains the leader in registrations among imported second-hand cars with 948 registrations.

The top ten most popular models also include: Renault Megane – 759 units; Skoda Octavia – 669 units; Volkswagen Passat – 599 units; Volkswagen Tiguan – 396 units; Nissan Leaf – 355 units; Audi A4 – 347 units; Audi Q5 – 334 units; Nissan Rogue – 330 units and Tesla Model 3 – 309 units.

The average age of used cars that switched to Ukrainian license plates in January is 9.8 years.

As reported, in January 2023, the demand for used foreign cars in Ukraine decreased by 2.8 times compared to January 2022 – to 11.5 thousand units, with Renault Megan leading the way with 926 cars.

For the whole of last year, registrations of such cars decreased by 45% year-on-year to 214.4 thousand units.

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