Production of vehicles in Ukraine in November of this year decreased by 17% compared to the same month of 2020 – to 531 units, in particular 16.5% less cars were produced – 455 units, Ukrautoprom said.
As reported, in November last year, Zaporizhia Automobile Plant already produced passenger cars – 234 of them were produced, another 311 cars were produced by Eurocar.
According to a report on the association’s website, compared to October of this year, car production increased by 82%, in particular production of passenger cars more than doubled.
Ten commercial vehicles (excluding AvtoKrAZ products) were produced in November – one more than in November 2020 and seven units more than in October this year.
At the same time, production of buses turned to negative dynamics, having decreased by 21% from November last year and by a quarter from October this year – to 66 units.
According to the Ukrautoprom data, in total in January-November 7,533 vehicles were produced in Ukraine, which is 70% more than in the same period last year, but the growth is maintained due to the low comparative base of the last year, when ZAZ did not produce passenger cars until September.
Production of passenger cars increased by 81% – up to 6,792 units, commercial ones decreased by 18% – to 37 units, and production of buses increased by 12% – up to 704 units.
As reported, in 2020, auto production in Ukraine decreased by 32% compared to 2019 – to 4,952 units, while the capacities created in the country allow the production of 400,000 vehicles annually.
At the same time, production of passenger cars fell by 33% – to 4,202 units, commercial by 63% – to 51 units, buses by 20% – to 699 units.
Ukrainian automakers in January-July 2021, according to preliminary data, produced 5,247 vehicles, which is 2.5 times more than in the first half of 2020, according to the Ukrautoprom website.
At the same time, the production of passenger cars increased by 2.7 times, to 4,847 units.
As reported, in this segment of the Ukrainian car industry, statistics for 2020 were formed only by Eurocar plant, while Zaporizhia Automobile Plant (ZAZ) resumed production of passenger cars only in September.
The positive dynamics in January-July this year is maintained by the production of buses, having increased by 23% over the same period last year, to 381 units, while the production of commercial vehicles (excluding KrAZ trucks) decreased by 32%, to 19 units.
Ukrautoprom also informs that in July car plants produced 704 vehicles – almost three times more than in July last year, but 6% less than in June this year.
Some 617 cars were produced, which is 3.6 times more than in July 2020, but 11% less than in June 2021.
Some 85 buses were manufactured last month – 42% more than in July last year and 52% more than in June 2021.
Only two commercial cars were produced (against four a year earlier).
