The share of electric vehicles in the new passenger car market in October 2026 fell to 8.8%, compared to 31% in October of last year and 9.2% in September of this year, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel. According to the association, cars with conventional engines (gasoline and diesel), on the other hand, accounted for more than 64% of the market last month, compared to 48% in October of last year and 59.5% in September 2026.
In particular, the most popular gasoline models accounted for 39.7% of the market, compared to 29.6% a year ago, while diesel cars also increased their share—to 24.7% from 18.6%.
The share of hybrid cars in October stood at 26.7%, compared to 20.6% in October of last year; however, compared to September of this year, it decreased by 4.3 percentage points.
Cars equipped with LPG systems, as was the case last year, accounted for less than 1% of new car sales.
According to data from “Ukravtoprom,” the Hyundai Tucson remains the leader in the gasoline-powered car segment, the Toyota RAV-4 in the hybrid segment, the Volkswagen Touareg in the diesel segment (the Renault Duster led in September), the BYD Sea Lion 06 in the electric car segment, and the Hyundai Tucson in the LPG-powered car segment.
As previously reported, a sales boom for VAT-exempt electric vehicles began in the summer of 2025. Overall, last year electric vehicles increased their share of the new passenger car market to 28.3% from 14.5% in 2024, while cars with conventional engines accounted for only half of the market, down from over 65%. The diesel car segment also shrank from 25.6% to 17.4%.
However, by the end of the first half of 2026, the share of electric vehicles had fallen to 8.3% compared to the same period in 2025, when it stood at 18.9%, while the share of vehicles with conventional engines rose by 5.5 percentage points to 62%. This share of the new passenger car market then began to gradually increase this year, but has now started to decline again.
According to data from “Ukravtoprom,” in October 2026, total sales of new passenger cars increased by only 0.4% compared to September of this year—to 4,900 units, which is 37% less than the figure for October 2025.
