Sales of new passenger cars in February this year more than halved compared to the same month in 2022, amounting to slightly more than 2.7 thousand units, Ukravtoprom reported in Telegram channel.
According to the association, compared to January of this year, the market for new passenger cars has decreased by 8%.
Toyota showed the best result of the month (as in February 2022), having increased sales by 50% in February 2022 – to 351 cars, and Volkswagen was second with a 9% drop in sales – to 255, but rose from seventh place in last February.
At the same time, the premium brand BMW has “stormed” into the top three, adding 65% to its sales to 221 cars. In February 2022, the brand was 12th in the ranking with sales of 173 cars.
The fourth result was shown by two brands – Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai (211 cars each), but if Korean brand lagged behind last year’s figure by 38%, Mercedes-Benz increased sales by 17%, according to Ukravtoprom.
According to Ukravtoprom in February 2022, these brands were ranked tenth (Mercedes-Benz) and fifth (Hyundai ) in the ranking of new passenger cars.
Renault – 201 units (-69%), which was the second in February 2023, closes the top five.
At the same time crossover Renault Duster remains the best seller of the month in the Ukrainian market of new passenger cars, which has 174 registrations.
“Ukravtoprom” notes that in January-February 2023, domestic car fleet added 5.7 thousand new cars, which is 47% less than during the same period in 2022.
As reported, in 2022, according to Ukravtoprom, Ukrainians registered 37.9 thousand new cars – 63% less than in 2021, and this result is the lowest since the beginning of the century.
More than 300 domestic manufacturers have already registered on the first marketplace of Ukrainian clothing and footwear brands shopping.ua, co-founder of the shopping.ua platform Serhiy Azarenka told Interfax-Ukraine.
“The war had a great impact on representatives of the clothing industry in Ukraine. We constantly analyze the market, we see how difficult it is for Ukrainian manufacturers today. Our platform was created for true connoisseurs of made in Ukraine,” Azarenka said.
According to him, the portal was launched during the war, in April 2022. It was the war that prompted people to give people the opportunity to buy Ukrainian in different regions, the expert explains.
He clarified that in total before the war, 1,600 sewing enterprises operated in Ukraine, a significant part of which is located in the north-eastern region of the country: in Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions. These regions were the first to be hit by the enemy.
“The producers of Kharkiv, the most affected by constant shelling and power outages, are already gradually recovering,” Azarenka said.
Overall, he estimates that approximately 60% of companies in the industry have either closed or are operating with interruptions. The reason is not only in the destruction, but also in the absence of orders, the expert notes.
“The marketplace will allow Ukrainians to support a Ukrainian manufacturer, which will have a positive impact on the economy of Ukraine as a whole,” Azarenka is convinced.
Currently, the marketplace offers author’s collections of famous designers, promotional offers from brands such as CAT ORANGE, Jadone Fashion, Tuto Vzuto, Egostyle, MAN’s SET, Amulet, Sofia Shelest, Aura Shoes, etc.
Any domestic clothing and footwear manufacturer can join the platform. To connect, it is enough to provide an extract from the unified state register of taxpayers. Registration and placement of goods on the marketplace are free.
The initial registration of new passenger cars in Ukraine in June this year increased by 12% from June 2019, to 7,300 units, the Ukrautoprom association reports.
At the same time, compared with May of this year, the demand for passenger cars increased by 21.7%.
Taking into account the June registrations in the first half of the year, the market for new passenger cars slowed down the decline to 4% compared to the same period last year (in January-May the market decreased by 7%), while registrations amounted to 37,100 units.
In June, Renault became the best-selling brand, pushing Toyota, the leader of May 2020 and June 2019, to the second position, its primary registrations grew by 19% from June 2019, to 1,155 units.
Toyota registrations decreased by 4%, to 1,049 units, and Kia retained the third position with an increase of 39%, to 677 units.
The fourth place (compared with the sixth one in June 2019) belongs to Skoda, which has 481 cars and a 29% growth, and Hyundai ranked fifth with 398 vehicles (up by 4%).
The ten most popular brands included Peugeot with 328 cars (30% more), Mercedes-Benz with 286 units (51% more), Suzuki with 277 units (5% more), Nissan with 232 units (44% less), and Mazda with 231 units (24% more).The best-selling car of June was KIA Sportage with 584 cars bought.
