In 2024, Ukrainians purchased 41.7 thousand used cars from the United States, 46% more than a year earlier, Ukravtorom reports on its telegram channel.
“This is 19% of all used passenger cars registered for the first time last year,” the association said.
As reported, in total, 222.1 thousand used cars imported from abroad were registered in Ukraine in 2024 for the first time, which is 4% more than in 2023.
According to the association, the average age of used cars that joined the Ukrainian fleet is 5.8 years. The largest share (45%) is accounted for by cars with gasoline engines, followed by electric cars (36%), hybrid cars (7%), cars with LPG (6.5%) and diesel cars (5.5%).
The most popular used cars from the United States last year were Tesla Model 3 – 4521 units; Tesla Model Y – 3984 units; Ford Escape – 2747 units; JEEP Cherokee – 2492 units and Volkswagen Passat – 2344 units.
At the same time, according to the association, in 2024, the demand for used cars from China decreased by 20% to more than 3.3 thousand, and their share in the segment of used imported cars amounted to 1.5%.
The most popular cars were Volkswagen ID.4 – 635 units; Nissan Ariya – 259 units; Honda M-NV – 175 units; Zeekr 001 – 175 units; Honda eNS1 – 156 units.
At the same time, Ukravtoprom states that the demand for new passenger cars from China increased by 37% to 11 thousand units, and their share in total registrations of new cars amounted to 16%.
The top five leaders are Volkswagen ID.4 – 1625 units; Honda M-NV – 1279 units; BYD Song Plus – 1062 units; Nissan Ariya – 766 units; and Zeekr 001 – 703 units.
In total, in 2024, Ukrainians purchased about 14.4 thousand cars imported from China, which is 18% more than a year earlier.
As reported with reference to the State Customs Service, in 2024, the import of passenger cars (new and used) to Ukraine in monetary terms increased by 8% compared to 2023 – up to $4.385 billion, and most of them were imported from the United States (18.65%), Germany (15.56%) and Japan (11.3%).
