Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine from January through June of this year declined by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2025, to 33,000 units, according to AUTO-Consulting.
Specifically, in June, this market contracted by 7.7% compared to June 2025 (when 6,217 thousand cars were sold).
“So far, the market has entered a downward trend, but AUTO-Consulting does not view this as a catastrophe. It’s worth noting that last year, starting in the summer, there was a boom in electric vehicle sales, as tax incentives were set to expire by the end of 2025, leading to heightened demand; now that such demand has subsided, we’re seeing a slight decline,” the group’s website states.
As noted in the statement, Toyota continues to lead the market, though its sales have declined slightly; Renault came in second, gaining momentum and expanding its model lineup, and surpassed Skoda. In June, Hyundai, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Peugeot also strengthened their positions.
The Renault Duster leads the model rankings, while the Toyota RAV4—awaiting deliveries of the new generation—did not make it into the top three. Instead, the Hyundai Tucson took second place, and the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado took third.
As reported, according to AUTO-Consulting, Ukrainians purchased 83,443 new passenger cars in 2025, which is 17% more than the previous year, with 33,770 cars sold in the first half of the year.
Sales of new passenger cars to private customers in May 2026 fell by 29% compared to the same month in 2025, while corporate sales rose by 7%, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, private customers accounted for 63% of total new passenger car sales in May 2026 (5,500 units), while corporate customers accounted for 37%.
When purchasing new passenger cars, private buyers preferred the Mazda CX-5 (171 units); Hyundai Tucson (154 units); Skoda Kodiaq (113 units); BMW 3 Series (111 units); and Nissan X-Trail (110 units).
Meanwhile, among corporate buyers, the models in highest demand were the Renault Duster (334 units); the Skoda Octavia (87 units); the Toyota Hilux (71 units); the Skoda Kodiaq (69 units); and the Toyota RAV-4 (65 units).
As previously reported, in May 2026, sales of new passenger cars, according to Ukravtoprom, fell by 18% compared to May 2025 and were 11% lower than in April of this year.
According to the association, the largest regional markets in May were Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, and Lviv Oblast: together, they accounted for 66% of May’s new passenger car sales. Specifically, 2,111 new cars were purchased in the capital, 577 in Kyiv Oblast, 397 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 269 in Odesa Oblast, and 251 in Lviv Oblast.
The best-selling model of the month in these markets—except for Lviv Oblast—was the Renault Duster compact crossover, while in Lviv Oblast, it was the Skoda Kodiaq midsize crossover.
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Prometey Group within the framework of the leasing program of OTP Bank (Kyiv) purchased Renault Duster cars for its employees, the company said on Facebook.
“Service vehicles contribute to the effective performance of job duties, which is especially relevant for agronomists in the fields, as well as an integral part of the compensation package and a way to motivate the employee,” Prometey noted.
The total volume of the leasing limit, allocated by OTP Bank for the purchases, is $3 million.
The cars were given to the agronomists of the production enterprises of the company LLC “Ukraina”, LLC “Visla” and LLC “Agro Capital Center”.
Prometey Group provides services in storing, processing and logistics of crops. Before the Russian aggression, the holding owned 34 elevators in the Nikolayev, Kirovograd, Kiev, Khmelnitsky, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Odessa, Kherson and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
By the end of 2021, the group planned to receive $45 mln EBITDA, while in 2020 this figure reached $32.6 mln and in 2019 – $30.5 mln.
