Sales of new passenger cars to private customers in May 2026 fell by 29% compared to the same month in 2025, while corporate sales rose by 7%, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, private customers accounted for 63% of total new passenger car sales in May 2026 (5,500 units), while corporate customers accounted for 37%.
When purchasing new passenger cars, private buyers preferred the Mazda CX-5 (171 units); Hyundai Tucson (154 units); Skoda Kodiaq (113 units); BMW 3 Series (111 units); and Nissan X-Trail (110 units).
Meanwhile, among corporate buyers, the models in highest demand were the Renault Duster (334 units); the Skoda Octavia (87 units); the Toyota Hilux (71 units); the Skoda Kodiaq (69 units); and the Toyota RAV-4 (65 units).
As previously reported, in May 2026, sales of new passenger cars, according to Ukravtoprom, fell by 18% compared to May 2025 and were 11% lower than in April of this year.
According to the association, the largest regional markets in May were Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, and Lviv Oblast: together, they accounted for 66% of May’s new passenger car sales. Specifically, 2,111 new cars were purchased in the capital, 577 in Kyiv Oblast, 397 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 269 in Odesa Oblast, and 251 in Lviv Oblast.
The best-selling model of the month in these markets—except for Lviv Oblast—was the Renault Duster compact crossover, while in Lviv Oblast, it was the Skoda Kodiaq midsize crossover.
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