Registrations of new commercial vehicles (trucks and special vehicles) in June 2024 increased by 12% compared to the same month in 2023 – up to 1198 units, which is also 6% more than in May this year, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the report, Citroen became the leader with 291 cars registered, pushing Renault into second place (223 units). The top 5 brands of the market also include: MAN – 143 units, Scania – 79 units and Ford – 65 units.
As reported with reference to Ukravtoprom’s data, in June last year, 1068 trucks and special vehicles were sold in Ukraine (2.5 times more than a year earlier). The top five leaders were Renault (356 units), Scania (127), Volkswagen (67), Peugeot (60), and Mercedes-Benz (53).
According to the Association, in January-June 2024, more than 6.2 thousand new vehicles were added to the Ukrainian truck and special vehicles fleet, which is 20% more than in the same period last year.
At the same time, the AUTO-Consulting information and analytical group, analyzing the segment of trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3.5 tons, noted on its website that it grew by 7.5%.
“This is a good signal. The market for trucks for business or infrastructure maintenance is still growing,” the experts say.
According to the group, the leader in June was MAN, which was chosen by 17% of consumers, followed by Scania with 16.7% of the market, and Peugeot trucks, which are now replacing outdated Russian-made vehicles, took the third position.
It is noted that sales volumes are also growing in the middle segment, due to Hyundai, Isuzu, Foton, and in the segment of heavy trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 16 tons, Scania was the leader, chosen by almost a third of customers.
“The results of the first six months are also encouraging. In total, customers purchased 2.4 thousand trucks, which is 5.8% more than last year,” the statement said.
As reported, in 2023, according to Ukravtoprom, registrations of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine increased by 65% compared to 2022 – up to 11.3 thousand units. At the same time, the segment of trucks over 3.5 tons, according to AUTO-Consulting, increased by 56.5% to 4853 units.
