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Initial registrations of new cars in Ukraine increased by 14% in 2024

1 January , 2025  

Initial registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in 2024 increased by 14% compared to 2023 to 69.6 thousand units, Ukravtoprom reported on its telegram channel.
The bestseller of the year was the Renault Duster compact crossover – 6,826 thousand vehicles of this model joined the domestic fleet.
Toyota became the sales leader last year with 10.731 thousand units, Renault took second place with 7.266 thousand units, Skoda was third with 5.033 thousand units, Volkswagen was fourth with 4.899 thousand units, and BMW was fifth with 4.833 thousand units.
The top ten new passenger cars registered for the year also included Nissan – 2.777 thousand units, Hyundai – 2.618 thousand units, Peugeot – 2.474 thousand units, Suzuki – 2.301 thousand units and Mazda – 2.256 thousand units.
According to the report, in particular, in December, Ukrainians purchased more than 5.5 thousand new passenger cars, which is 6% less than in December 2023, but 5.7% more than in November 2024.
In December, Japanese Toyota retained its leadership in the market with 810 units, Skoda took second place with 628 units, and Renault was third with 526 units. VW (435 units) and Peugeot (380 units) also entered the top five.
At the same time, according to the Auto-Consulting information and analytical group, 71.3 thousand new passenger cars were sold in Ukraine last year, which is 9.8% more than in 2023 and almost equal to the result of 2018.
“In December, we were a little short, although the market started very cheerfully and was heading for a better result, but the loss of registries slightly spoiled the final chord,” Group Director Oleg Omelnitsky wrote on Facebook.
As reported, in 2023, according to Ukravtoprom, the first registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine increased by 60.6% compared to 2022, to almost 61 thousand units, AUTO-Consulting recorded a 62.4% increase in sales, to more than 65 thousand units.