In 2020, Ukrainians purchased and registered 85,500 passenger cars, which is 3% less than in 2019, Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Ukrautoprom) said.
“Compared to other European markets, the fall in car sales in Ukraine does not look so dramatic. However, the reason for this is the extremely low consumer activity in the new car market, which developed even before the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic, caused by both a fall in the purchasing power of the population focused on the segment of inexpensive cars and the policy of liberalization of imports of used cars, which radically changed the structure of demand in the Ukrainian car market,” according to the association’s website.
According to the association, in the structure of the car market 80% fell on the initial registration of imported used cars and 20% on new cars.
At the same time, in 2020, on the new car market, six out of 12 months showed positive dynamics compared to the same months of the previous year: January (more by 34%), February (more by 21%), June (more by 12%), July (more by 10%), September (more by 6%), and December (more by 7%), while the negative dynamics was formed in March (less by 15%), April (less by 47%), May (less by 15%), August (less by 16%), October (less by 6%) and November (less by 17%).
According to Ukrautoprom, Renault became the market leader for new passenger cars, as in 2019 some 14,360 cars were registered (2% less than a year earlier), and Renault Duster became the best-selling model of this brand with 5,534 registrations.
In second place is Toyota, which increased sales by 6%, to 13,315 cars, including 5,689 compact crossovers Toyota RAV-4, which became the bestseller of the year.
The third result was kept by Kia, despite the drop in registrations by 20% to 6,089 cars. The volume-forming model in Kia sales was Kia Sportage which was chosen by 5,043 buyers.
The fourth place, like a year ago, was given to Skoda, Ukrainians purchased 5,061 cars of this brand (19% less), and the best sales were for Skoda Octavia 1,855 cars.
Hyundai closes the top five (in 2019 it was the sixth) 4,031 cars (21% less), where Hyundai Tucson crossover became the most sold 2,280 cars.
The TOP-10 of the market in 2020 also included: Nissan 3,834 cars (less by 28%); Volkswagen 3,690 cars (less by 21%); Peugeot 3,037 cars (more by 28%); Suzuki 2,966 cars (more by 13%); and Mazda 2,844 cars (more by 15%).
The association said that December of 2020 became a record in terms of sales 9,801 cars, which is 7% more than December of 2019.
The activation of sales in December of 2020 is also noted by the information and analytical group AUTO-Consulting in a message on its website: according to its data, 9,500 cars were sold last month which is 3% more than in December of 2019 and 26, 6% more than in November in 2020.
“This is the maximum monthly sales volume over the past six years. The last time the same amount was sold only in February 2014,” the analysts of the group said.
At the same time, Toyota was the leader in the market in December, which, only by a few cars, beat Renault, and Skoda held the third place with a 39% increase in sales. Kia, which ranked fourth, added 13% in sales, while Peugeot moved up to fifth place (from eighth in November) with a 52% increase in sales.
The best-selling cars in December, according to the group, were Toyota RAV-4 (700 cars), Renault Duster (over 600 cars), and Kia Sportage (almost 500 cars).
According to the group, taking into account December sales, in general in 2020 the market of new passenger cars decreased by 3.3%, to 86,000 cars compared to 2019.
Sales of new passenger cars in October of this year decreased by 8.2% compared to the same month of 2019, to 8,340 cars, which is 602 cars (or 7.8%) more than in September of this year, AUTO-Consulting said on Monday.
In October, Renault returned to be a leader, managing to increase sales by 39% compared with September 2020, to 1,413 cars, while Toyota, which finished second, reduced sales by almost 3%, to 1,343 cars. The third position was taken by Kia with an increase in sales compared with September 2020 by 76.3%, to 825 cars.
AUTO-Consulting said that in October of this year, the fourth place was taken by Skoda (compared to the sixth in September), with a 43% increase in sales, and Volkswagen remained in the top five best sellers, but the sales of this brand decreased by 26%.
“An important event in October was Peugeot’s breakthrough to seventh place (from 16th in September 2020) with a 114% increase in sales, to 335 cars. Peugeot has already finished in the top 10 several times throughout the year, and it looks like the current success will become systemic,” AUTO-Consulting said.
At the same time, according to analysts’ estimates, it was indicative in October that key premium brands – Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus – remained without significant sales growth and finished with a decline in sales.
Taking into account October sales, the car market in January-October decreased by 3.3% compared to the same period in 2019.
Primary registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in July this year increased 10% compared to July 2019, to 8,400 cars, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.
At the same time, in comparison with June of this year, the demand for cars grew by 15%, with May – by 40%.
The Renault brand retained its leadership position in July, increasing sales by 20%, to 1,440 cars. Toyota was second with an increase in registrations by 10%, to 1,147 cars, and Skoda was third, as in July 2019, with 457 cars sold (one third less than a year earlier).
Hyundai was at the fourth place (in July 2019 sixth position) with a 6% decrease in registrations, to 442 cars, and KIA was fifth with 429 cars sold (a fall of 28%).
The top 10 of the July market included: Volkswagen with 361 cars (a rise of 7%); Peugeot with 352 cars (a rise of 113% and seventh place compared with the 12th position in July 2019); Suzuki with 351 cars (a rise of 36%); Nissan with 332 cars (a fall of 32%); and Mazda with 279 cars (a rise of 20%).
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.
Primary registrations of new passenger cars in Ukraine in February grew by 21% compared to February 2019, to almost 7,000 units, which is slightly less than in January 2019 (7,100 units), the Ukrautoprom association has reported. According to the data on the website, Renault became the leader of registrations, as in February of 2019, surpassing Toyota, the leader in January 2020, with an increase in sales by almost 68% compared to February of 2019, to 1,223 units. In turn, Toyota increased the sale of cars by 52%, to 1,089 units.
In January 2020, the third position from the fifth took KIA, which in February of 2019 also occupied the third line of the rating. However, the registration of KIA fell by 20%, to 479 units in February.
Skoda takes the fourth place with 368 cars (4% more compared with February 2019), while Nissan closes the top five with 9% down in primary registrations, to 361 cars.
The compact crossover Toyota RAV4 again became the month bestseller, as 482 customers chose this model in February.
As reported, with reference to the data of Ukrautoprom, in 2018 new passenger car market could not exceed 2017, as primary registrations decreased by 0.6%, to 81,800 units.
However, in January 2020, according to Ukrautoprom, the market showed a 35% increase compared to January 2019, to 7,100 units. At the same time, 28,300 units of used imported cars were registered.
Market experts suggest that in 2020 the new passenger car market will be able to reach or exceed the mark of 100,000 cars sold.
Sales of new passenger cars in January 2020 increased by a third compared to the first month of 2019, to 7,000 units, according to AUTO-Consulting. “January 2020 turned out to be very successful for car dealers. Almost all major automotive brands had two-digit growth, which gives reason to expect a very successful year,” the group said on its website.
Analysts of the group note the strengthening of the competition among brands in January 2020. Toyota was first, ahead of last year’s leader Renault, and its sales increased 81%, to 1,149 units.
Renault sales in January grew by 29%, to 1,045 units, which is slightly below the market, but allowed to stay in the lead and go beyond the 1,000 cars sold.
“Nissan has actively claimed its intention to become a leader. The Japanese brand increased sales in January by 25%, which allowed it to be third for the second month in a row,” the group said.
Skoda sales grew by 27%, to 437 units. This allowed the Czech brand dealers to bypass Kia, which closes the top five with a 9.7% increase in sales, to 430 units.
According to the analysts, Peugeot became the record holder for growth in the top 10 in January, having tripled sales, which allowed it to move to the eighth position from the 14th in January 2019 and occupy 4.6% of the market. Mitsubishi, which returned to the top 10, also noticeably increased its sales in January.
The first month of the year was also successful for Mercedes-Benz, which regained its status as a leader among premium brands: it increased sales by 53%, to 224 units.
According to AUTO-Consulting, the beginning of the year was also successful for Chinese brands: Chery increased sales by 66%, to 169 units, and the Haval brand grew seven-fold.
