Initial registrations of new and used buses (including minibuses) in Ukraine in January 2026 decreased by 2%, or 4 units, compared to the first month of 2025, to 229 units, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, new vehicles accounted for 48% of this volume (last year it was 64%).
“In terms of the number of new buses sold (109 units), this was the worst January figure in the last 10 years,” the report states.
At the same time, Ukravtoprom emphasizes that the January replenishment of the fleet with used buses (120 units) was a record since 2014.
Domestic vehicles were the most common among new buses registered in January, with ZAZ leading the way with 25 units, which ranked third in January 2025 with 27 vehicles.
In second place were Ataman buses from the Cherkasy Bus factory, which were the leader in January last year, with 20 units (36 units last year), and Bogdan buses rose to third place (17 units). Etalon buses from the Chernihiv Automobile Plant, which ranked second last year with 34 vehicles, did not make it into the top three.
Among used vehicles, as in January 2025, Mercedes-Benz buses were the most frequently registered – 45 units (25 units last year). They are followed by VDL – 13 units (15 units) and MAN – 9 units.
According to data from Ukravtoprom, Ukraine’s vehicle fleet in 2025 was replenished with 2,700 buses, which is 21% more than in 2024, including 1,343 new buses (+4%) and 1,364 imported used buses (+44%).
