In August, more than 25.7 thousand used cars imported from abroad were added to the Ukrainian car fleet, which is 22% more than in the same month in 2023 and almost 29% more than in July this year, Ukravtoprom reported on its telegram channel.
“This is the best figure for the last 25 months,” the statement said.
As reported, according to the association, 8.1 thousand new passenger cars were registered in August (40% more than in August last year), meaning that the demand for imported used cars exceeded the demand for new ones by more than three times.
According to Ukravtoprom, the largest share in the used car segment in August, as before, belonged to gasoline cars by a wide margin – 46%. This is followed by diesel cars – 25%; electric cars – 20%; cars with LPG – 5%, hybrids – 4%.
Volkswagen Golf remains the leader among imported second-hand cars with 1325 registrations.
The top ten most popular models of the month also included Renault Megane – 1037 units, Skoda Octavia – 959 units, Volkswagen Passat – 738 units, Volkswagen Tiguan – 685 units, Audi Q5 – 671 units, Nissan Leaf – 658 units, Tesla Model Y – 588 units, Nissan Rogue – 581 units and Tesla Model 3 – 561 units.
The average age of used cars that switched to Ukrainian license plates in August was 8.6 years.
In total, 159 thousand used cars were registered for the first time in Ukraine in January-August, which is a quarter more than in the same period in 2023.
As reported, in 2023, registrations of used cars imported from abroad decreased by 45% compared to 2022 – to 214.4 thousand units.
