In August 2026, 1,050 new trucks and specialty vehicles were added to Ukraine’s fleet, which is 20% less than in July of this year, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
At the same time, compared to August of last year, demand for these vehicles increased by 12%.
Renault remains the market leader with 250 units, which is 47 fewer vehicles than a month ago.
Mercedes-Benz took second place, with 121 registrations compared to 114 in July. Volkswagen came in third with 100 units (it was not among the top five in July).
Next were Citroën with 85 units (117 units in July 2026) and FIAT with 67 units (107 units).
As previously reported, last August the top five were Renault, Citroën, Peugeot, Toyota, and Hyundai, and sales fell by 14% compared to August 2024—to 937 units.
According to data from “Ukravtoprom,” overall sales growth for trucks and special-purpose vehicles from January through August 2026 slowed to 14% compared to the same period last year, reaching 8,626 new vehicles (sales growth stood at 15% for January through July).
As reported, citing data from “Ukravtoprom,” registrations of new trucks and specialty vehicles in 2025 fell by 5% compared to 2024—to nearly 12,300 vehicles.
Sales of new passenger cars in August of this year fell by 27% compared to the same month in 2025—to nearly 5,000 units, which is also 14% less than the figure for July of this year, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, the most popular brand remains Japan’s Toyota, which increased sales by 9% compared to August of last year—to 1,092 units.
Skoda holds second place with 600 units (+47%), while Renault took third with 361 units (-32%).
The top ten also included BYD—229 units (-69%), which ranked second last year amid rising demand for electric vehicles; Hyundai—261 units (-34%); Volkswagen—260 units (-51%); Mazda—187 units (+7%); BMW—186 units (-45%); Suzuki—156 units (-32%); and Mitsubishi—122 units (-2%).
The best-selling vehicle of the month was the Toyota RAV-4 crossover (in August 2025, it was the Renault Duster).
According to “Ukravtoprom,” a total of over 43,700 new passenger cars were sold in the country from January through August, which is 5% less than last year.
As previously reported, according to “Ukravtoprom,” the new passenger car market grew by 17% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 81,300 units.
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In July 2026, 1,206 new trucks and specialty vehicles were added to Ukraine’s fleet, which is 41% more than in July 2025 and 8.3% more than in June of this year, according to a report by Ukravtoprom on its Telegram channel.
Renault remains the market leader with 297 units, surpassing its June 2026 figure by 50 vehicles.
Citroën ranks second with 117 units (up by 5 units), and Mercedes-Benz ranks third with 114 units (it did not make the top five in June).
Rounding out the top five are Fiat with 107 units (7 more cars) and MAN with 97 units.
As previously reported, last July’s top five were Citroën, Renault, Hyundai, Peugeot, and Mercedes-Benz, with car sales rising by 2% compared to July of the previous year, to 971 units.
According to “Ukravtoprom,” overall, from January through July 2026, the growth rate of sales of trucks and specialty vehicles accelerated to nearly 15% compared to the same period last year, reaching 7,576 new vehicles (for January through June, the sales growth rate was 11%).
As previously reported, according to “Ukravtoprom,” registrations of new trucks and specialty vehicles in 2025 fell by 5% compared to 2024—to nearly 12,300 vehicles.
Initial registrations of new domestically produced passenger car trailers in April–June of this year rose by 35% compared to the first quarter of 2026—to 6,753 units, which is also 6.8% higher than the figure for the first quarter of last year, according to the Automotive Market Research Institute (AMRI).
“The passenger car trailer segment (gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kg) is unique to the Ukrainian auto market. It is perhaps the only vehicle sector where imports have completely lost out to local manufacturers, who control 80% of the market, providing private owners, farmers, and small businesses with affordable trailer equipment,” the IDA’s website states.
According to their data, the remaining 20% of the market is divided among domestic resales of used trailers (16.2%), imports of used trailers (3.4%), while the share of new imports amounted to only 0.4%.
“Imports of new trailers are virtually nonexistent, as high logistics costs and customs duties make importing foreign equivalents economically unfeasible given the robust and affordable domestic supply,” experts note.
The most popular models in the second quarter were classic flatbed trailers, trailers for transporting boats and motorboats, platforms (car carriers) for transporting cars, construction materials, and oversized cargo, as well as flatbed-tented trailers and special-purpose trailers for motor vehicles (for ATVs, buggies, and motorcycles).
Trailers with a gross weight of up to 750 kg account for the lion’s share of domestic production (94%).
Experts attribute the popularity of this category to the simplicity of the paperwork (a basic Category B driver’s license is sufficient to tow a trailer), affordability and reliability (they do not require the installation of a complex and expensive braking system), and versatility (they cover 90% of private and small business needs).
In turn, the heavier class (from 750 kg to 3,500 kg), which accounted for 6% of the market, requires an inertia brake and a BE license—these are primarily commercial flatbed trailers for transporting vehicles and heavy specialized equipment.
The leader among Ukrainian manufacturers of passenger car trailers in April–June 2026 is MP “Trailer Plant” (Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast), with sales of 1,868 thousand units, or more than 27% of the domestic trailer market.
Kyiv-based “NVP-Palych” ranks second with 1,185 thousand units, thanks to its broad model lineup and well-developed sales network.
According to IDA data, third place goes to LLC “Agromotorservice” (Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast), known for its “Starkon” models, with 751 trailers.
The top ten also includes manufacturers from Zaporizhzhia, Kremenchuk, Irpin (Kyiv Oblast), Lutsk, and the Vinnytsia and Chernihiv regions.
“The passenger trailer market in the second quarter of 2026 demonstrated complete independence from imports. Ukrainian companies provide consumers with products that are fully adapted to local operating conditions and outperform foreign counterparts in terms of price-to-durability ratio,” the post concludes.
In the first half of 2026, Ukrainians purchased 111,500 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 2% less than in the same period of 2025, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
Gasoline-powered cars accounted for the largest share of this segment of the auto market, increasing their share by 11 percentage points compared to January–June 2025, to 58%.
Next came diesel cars at 20% (22%), while the share of electric vehicles fell to 11% from 22%, though they still outpaced hybrids, which accounted for 8% (5%). The share of cars with LPG systems was 3% (4%).
The average age of imported used cars was 9.7 years.
The Volkswagen Golf confidently tops the list of the ten most popular imported used models with 5,143 units. Next are the VW Tiguan with 4,549 units, the Audi Q5 with 3,962 units, the Nissan Rogue—3,896 units, the Skoda Octavia—3,688 units, the Renault Megane—3,435 units, the Volkswagen Passat—2,477 units, the Ford Escape—2,446 units, the Nissan Qashqai—2,166 units, and the Audi A4—2,144 units.
As reported by “Ukravtoprom,” in 2025, Ukrainians purchased 274,300 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 24% more than in 2024; the top three most popular models after the Volkswagen Golf included two Tesla electric vehicles—the Model Y and Model 3.
This year, the market showed a 22% increase in January compared to January 2025, but began to decline starting in February.
The share of electric vehicles in the new passenger car market in January–June 2026 decreased to 8.3% compared to the same period in 2025, when it stood at 18.9%, according to a report on Ukravtoprom’s Telegram channel.
At the same time, cars with conventional engines (gasoline and diesel) accounted for nearly 62%, up from 56.5% last year. In particular, the most popular gasoline models accounted for 39.2% of the market, while in the first half of last year they accounted for 37.1%. Diesel cars also increased their share—to 22.5% from 19.4% last year.
The share of hybrid cars rose from 26.5% to 29.8%. Cars 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 took the lead in the gasoline-powered car segment, the Toyota RAV-4 in the hybrid segment, the Renault Duster in the diesel segment, the BYD Leopard 3 in the electric car segment, and the Hyundai Tucson in the LPG-powered car segment.
As previously reported, in 2025 as a whole, driven by rapid growth in electric vehicle sales in the second half of the year, they increased their share of the new passenger car market to 28.3% from 14.5% in 2024, while cars with conventional engines (gasoline and diesel) accounted for only half of the market compared to over 65%. The diesel car segment also decreased from 25.6% to 17.4%.
At the beginning of this year, electric vehicles still held a 19% share of the new passenger car market (in January), but by February that figure had fallen to 3.3%; however, in March it began to gradually increase amid rising prices for traditional fuel.
As reported, according to data from “Ukravtoprom,” sales of new passenger cars in January–June of this year rose by 0.5% compared to the same period in 2025, totaling approximately 33,000 units.
