Ukrainians purchased more than 6,800 new passenger cars in September, which is 20% more than in September 2024 and 1% more than in August this year, UkrAvtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
“For the first time, Chinese BYD took the lead in the market, exceeding its last year’s result by five times,” the message says.
According to the association, BYD’s sales in September amounted to 989 units (5.4 times more than in September last year).
The long-time sales leader, Toyota, took second place in the ranking with sales of 828 cars (-1%); Volkswagen came in third with 733 units (+118%).
Further down the ranking were Renault with 471 units (-13%); Skoda with 467 units (+5%); BMW with 366 units (-16%); Hyundai with 347 units (+47%); Zeekr with 248 units (+103%); Mazda with 244 units (+17%); and Honda with 216 units (+50%).
For the first time, the Volkswagen ID.Unyx electric car became the bestseller of the month.
UkrAvtoprom reports that 52,900 new passenger cars were registered in the country in January-September, which is 0.3% less than last year.
As reported, in 2024, initial registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine, according to UkrAvtoprom, increased by 14% to 69,600 units.
