KYIV. May 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine in April 2016 increased by 72% compared to the same month in 2015, to 5,630 units, which allowed this market segment in January-April to grow by 56%, to almost 18,000 cars, reports AUTO-Consulting.
According to analysts, car sales in April compared to March of the current year rose by 15%.
At the same time, AUTO-Consulting notes that not all the dealer networks in April recorded a surge of interest on the part of buyers – everything depended on the range and attractive pricing policy.
Leadership in the market in April was kept by Toyota, which for the first time over the past few years was able to overcome the mark of 800 cars sold per month and occupied 14% of the market.
Volkswagen ranked second in April, a Jetta model accounted for almost half of the sales. Volkswagen sales increased by 2.3 times from March, to 625 units, while the share in total car sales rose to 11.1% compared to 5.56% in March.
Renault ranked third and increased sales by 4.5%, to 534 cars, while the share compared to March slightly fell to 9.48%.
