In January 2025, imports of passenger cars, including cargo and passenger vans and racing cars (UKT FEA code 8703), decreased by 17.8% in monetary terms compared to January last year to $333.97 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the top three countries from which cars were imported were Germany, the United States and Japan.
In particular, imports of cars from Germany increased by 39.6% to $74.64 million, and their share in the structure of car imports amounted to 22.35% against 13.15% a year earlier.
Cars from the United States were imported for $62.51 million (12% less); from Japan, which last year was not among the top three countries with the largest car imports, they were imported for $41.71 million.
At the same time, China was not among the top three in January 2025, with imports from it amounting to $70.7 million in January last year (second place after the United States).
In general, imports of passenger cars from other countries amounted to $155.11 million in January 2025, while a year earlier it was $211.35 million.
At the same time, last month, Ukraine exported such vehicles for $1.09 million, while a year earlier – for $0.76 million, in particular, 90.5% of exports were to the UAE, 3.78% – to Germany, 3.13% – to Moldova, while in January-2024 it was Canada (52.4%), the United States (26.8%) and Germany (7.2%).
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine imported passenger cars worth $4.385 billion, 8% more than a year earlier, and exported $10.1 million (2.7 times less).
Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine in 2024 are estimated at more than UAH 125 billion, up 18% year-on-year, according to Ukravtoprom’s telegram channel.
According to Ukravtoprom, the initial registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine last year increased by 14% to 69.6 thousand units, and according to Auto-Consulting, their sales increased by 9.8% to 71.3 thousand units.
“Ukravtoprom informs that about half of the amount spent on the purchase of new cars was spent on five car brands, with the leader being Japanese Toyota – UAH 18.3 billion.
BMW came in second with UAH 16 billion, Mercedes-Benz took third place with UAH 9.7 billion, Volkswagen was fourth with UAH 9.2 billion, and Renault rounded out the top five with UAH 6.4 billion.
Audi, Skoda, Lexus, Land Rover, and Porsche are also among the top ten brands of new cars that Ukrainians have spared no expense.
As reported, according to Ukravtoprom, the top five registrations in quantitative terms were Toyota (10.73 thousand), Renault (7.27 thousand), Skoda (5.03 thousand), Volkswagen (4.9 thousand), and BMW (4.83 thousand). At the same time, Mercedes-Benz did not make it into the top ten, and in December 2024 it ranked 12th in terms of the number of cars sold.
Imports of passenger cars, including cargo and passenger vans and racing cars (UKT FEA code 8703), to Ukraine in monetary terms in January-November this year increased by 8.4% compared to the same period in 2023, to EUR 3.995 billion.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Monday, the top three countries from which cars were imported the most were the United States, Germany and Japan, while car imports from the United States increased by 9.5% to EUR734.69 million, and their share in the structure of car imports was 18.39% compared to 18.2% a year earlier.
Cars from Germany, whose share in the import structure decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 15.24%, were imported for EUR608.9 million (4.3% more), and the share of cars from Japan decreased to 11.5% from 14.4% a year earlier – they were imported for EUR462.83 million (almost 13% less).
Imports of passenger cars from other countries amounted to almost EUR2.19 billion (56.48% share), while a year earlier it was EUR1.9 billion (51.55%).
According to the statistics, in November, imports of passenger vehicles to Ukraine amounted to EUR 360.7 million, down 1.6% year-on-year.
According to the State Customs Service, in January-November, Ukraine exported such vehicles for EUR9.5 million, while a year earlier it was EUR27.3 million, with the largest exports going to Canada (EUR1.8 million), Germany (EUR1.54 million) and the US (EUR1.53 million), while last year it was to Georgia, the UAE and Germany.
In August, more than 25.7 thousand used cars imported from abroad were added to the Ukrainian car fleet, which is 22% more than in the same month in 2023 and almost 29% more than in July this year, Ukravtoprom reported on its telegram channel.
“This is the best figure for the last 25 months,” the statement said.
As reported, according to the association, 8.1 thousand new passenger cars were registered in August (40% more than in August last year), meaning that the demand for imported used cars exceeded the demand for new ones by more than three times.
According to Ukravtoprom, the largest share in the used car segment in August, as before, belonged to gasoline cars by a wide margin – 46%. This is followed by diesel cars – 25%; electric cars – 20%; cars with LPG – 5%, hybrids – 4%.
Volkswagen Golf remains the leader among imported second-hand cars with 1325 registrations.
The top ten most popular models of the month also included Renault Megane – 1037 units, Skoda Octavia – 959 units, Volkswagen Passat – 738 units, Volkswagen Tiguan – 685 units, Audi Q5 – 671 units, Nissan Leaf – 658 units, Tesla Model Y – 588 units, Nissan Rogue – 581 units and Tesla Model 3 – 561 units.
The average age of used cars that switched to Ukrainian license plates in August was 8.6 years.
In total, 159 thousand used cars were registered for the first time in Ukraine in January-August, which is a quarter more than in the same period in 2023.
As reported, in 2023, registrations of used cars imported from abroad decreased by 45% compared to 2022 – to 214.4 thousand units.
Initial registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in August increased by 40% compared to the same month in 2023, to more than 8.1 thousand units, Ukravtoprom reports.
“This is a record figure for sales of new passenger cars over the past 32 months,” the association said in a telegram on Monday.
The leadership continues to be held by Japanese Toyota with 1248 cars registered, followed by Renault (738 units), and BMW (633 units). The top five also includes Skoda (538 units) and Volkswagen (483 units).
Renault Duster retained the title of the month’s bestseller (691 units).
As reported, in August 2023, the initial registrations of passenger cars doubled compared to August 2022 – to 5.79 thousand units, and the top five were Toyota (1118 units), Volkswagen (611 units), Renault (501 units), BMW (433 units), and Skoda (394 units).
According to Ukravtoprom, a total of more than 47.3 thousand new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine in January-August, which is 24% more than in the same period in 2023.
As reported, the market for new passenger cars in July this year, amid information about the introduction of a 15% military tax on passenger car buyers provided for by the government bill, increased by 20% by July 2023 and by 24% by June this year to 6.4 thousand units, after the market turned negative in June 2024.
At the end of August, it became known that the revised draft law on raising tax rates no longer contains this provision.
According to Ukravtoprom, in 2023, the first registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine increased by 60.6% compared to 2022, to almost 61 thousand units.
A convoy of 20 cars donated by London under the Ulez program for the disposal of vehicles that do not meet emission standards has arrived in Ukraine, The Guardian reports.
“More than 100 cars have been donated to Ukraine under the Ulez program since it was authorized on March 15, of which about half have been delivered so far,” the newspaper writes on Tuesday.
It is reported that the British-Ukrainian organization (BUAID), which manages the scheme in conjunction with Transport for London (TfL), has sent 13 more vehicles to Ukraine for medical and humanitarian purposes.
ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) is an ultra-low emission zone that was introduced in London in 2020. The goal of the program is to reduce the level of harmful emissions into the city’s atmosphere, improve air quality for Londoners and visitors, and promote the transition to more environmentally friendly transportation.
In March of this year, the program began assembling cars for transfer to Ukraine. The vehicles are intended to support the humanitarian and medical needs of the country.
The Ulez zone was expanded by London Mayor Sadiq Khan in August 2023 and now covers the entire capital, making it the world’s largest pollution charge zone. People who drive a car in the zone that does not meet minimum emission standards must pay £12.50 per day.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/ulez-scrappage-scheme-vehicles-ukraine
