Business news from Ukraine

MARKET OF NEW PASSENGER CARS IN UKRAINE GROWS BY 8% IN 2019

The initial registration of new cars in Ukraine in 2019 increased by 8% compared to 2018, to almost 88,500 units, Ukrautoprom reports.
According to a press release on the association’s website, the market rose, despite the pressure exerted by the sharply increased imports of used cars and the legalization of cars with European registration.
As reported, with reference to data from Ukrautoprom, in 2018 the market of new passenger cars did not exceed the indicator of 2017, amounting to 81,800 units.
The leader in 2019 was the Renault brand with the registration of 14,603 cars (in 2018 it ranked second after Toyota with 8,722 cars), followed by Toyota with 12,570 registered cars (in 2018 it ranked first with 10,082 cars). KIA ranks third with 7,586 vehicles.
The top ten rating of 2019 also included Skoda with 6,231 cars, Nissan with 5,333 cars, Hyundai with 5,099 vehicles, Volkswagen with 4,675 cars, Suzuki with 2,614 cars, Mazda with 2,483 cars, and Peugeot with 2,366 cars.

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REGISTRATION OF NEW PASSENGER CARS IN UKRAINE 6% UP IN 11 MONTHS

The primary registration of new cars in Ukraine in January-November 2019 increased by 6% compared to the same period in 2018, to 79,300 units, the Ukrautoprom association has said.
As reported, in January-October the market for new passenger cars showed a 5% increase over the same period last year, in January-September it grew by 2%.
According to the association, in November Ukrainians purchased and registered 8,565 new cars, which is 17% more than last November, but 4% less than in October this year.
Renault retained leadership in November, doubling the November 2018 result to 1,751 registered cars. As in November last year, Toyota ranked second with an increase of 66%, to 1,254 cars.
KIA ranked third (in November 2018 it occupied the fourth position), increasing registrations by 21%, to 753 vehicles.
Volkswagen with a 50% increase (up to 581 cars) ranked fourth in the rating being seventh in November last year, and Skoda closes the top five leaders of the month, like last year, with 527 cars (8% less).
In addition, the top ten brands in November included Hyundai with 440 units (0.5% more), Nissan with 361 cars (47% less), Peugeot with 258 cars (40% more), Mitsubishi with 254 cars (24% more), and Suzuki with 250 vehicles (30% more).

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PRIMARY REGISTRATIONS OF PASSENGER CARS IN UKRAINE 8% UP IN MARCH

The primary registrations of passenger cars in Ukraine grew by 8% in March 2019 year-over-year, being 7,300 cars, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.
According to a posting on its website, as compared with February of the current year, registrations increased by 28%.
Renault remains the most popular brand, which registrations in March increased by 66% compared with March 2018, to 1,022 units, while Toyota, keeping the second position, lost 7% of last year’s result in March, with 835 cars sold.
KIA was third, having improved the sales compared with March 2018 by 3.2 times, to 710 registrations, and Skoda ranked fourth with an indicator of 589 cars sold and a 37% increase.
Nissan is fifth with 567 cars sold and an increase of 28%.

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