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In March, more than 21 thousand used passenger cars from abroad were added to Ukrainian car fleet

8 April , 2024  

In March, more than 21 thousand used cars imported from abroad joined the Ukrainian car fleet, which is almost 1.5 times more than in the same month of 2023, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.

As reported, in February of this year, registrations of imported used cars increased by one third compared to February 2023 – up to 17.8 thousand units.

At the same time, according to the Association, 6.7 thousand new passenger cars were registered in March (an increase of 50%).

The largest share in the segment of used foreign cars last month, as before, belonged to gasoline cars – 48%. This is followed by diesel cars – 25%; electric cars – 16%; cars with LPG – 6%; hybrids – 5%.

Volkswagen Golf remains the leader among imported second-hand cars with 1146 registrations.

The top 10 most popular models also include: Renault Megane – 969 units; Skoda Octavia – 763 units; Volkswagen Passat – 653 units; Nissan Leaf – 5446 units; Volkswagen Tiguan – 544 units; Nissan Rogue – 523 units; Audi Q5 – 477 units; Tesla Model 3 – 456 units; and Audi A4 – 401 units.

The average age of used cars that switched to Ukrainian license plates in March was 9.4 years, just like in February.

In January-March, 55.5 thousand used cars imported from abroad were registered for the first time in Ukraine, which is 42% more than in the same period in 2023.

As reported, in March 2023, the demand for used foreign cars in Ukraine increased by 6% compared to March 2022 – up to 14.2 thousand units, and the leader was Renault Megan with 1105 cars.

For the whole of last year, registrations of such cars decreased by 45% by 2022 – to 214.4 thousand units.