Experts of the Auto Market Research Institute analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine during November and identified the top brands in three segments of semi-trailers: import of used, domestic resale and purchase of new ones.
Dynamics of the semi-trailer market
In November 2022, Ukrainians purchased 3.9 thousand new and used semi-trailers. This is 50.7% more than in the same period of last year 2021, and -4.3% less than in October 2022. That is, it can be stated that the peak of sales of semi-trailers, as well as tractor-trailers, has passed, but the demand for these categories of vehicles remains at a higher level than last year. The reason is a change in logistics routes and the need to transport a large number of goods by road transport.
According to the results of October, 49.8% of all semi-trailers were brought from abroad used (2 thousand units), and 41.9% were bought on the domestic market (1.7 thousand transactions). Only 8.3% of semi-trailers were purchased new (327 units). Of them, 35 pieces were made in Ukraine, and the remaining 292 pieces. imported new from abroad.
The most popular semi-trailers on the domestic market
Tipper semi- trailers were the most in demand on the domestic market in October. 23% or 377 units bought them. quantitatively Platforms (303 units) and awning platforms (243 units) were also popular.
Semi-trailers for the transportation of containers (217 pcs.) and tanks (175 pcs.) also made it to the top 5.
As for brands, the leader of the domestic semi-trailer market in November, as well as in October, was the German Shmitz. Among all semi-trailers, they were 16.8% (277 units).
The second and third places were also taken by German brands — Koegel (194 units, 11.7%) and Krone (191 units, 11.6%), respectively.
Austrian Schwarzmuller took fourth place in the list of the most popular used semi-trailers in Ukraine (95 units, 5.7%), while Polish Bodex (95 units, 3.3%) rounds out the top five.
The most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad
During November 2022, the most imported semi-trailers (641 units) were imported from abroad. Tented semi-trailers (614 pcs.) and tented platforms (239 pcs.) were also popular.
The list also included tanks (156 units) and van semi-trailers (137 units).
The leader of domestic resale — the Shmitz brand — was the first in the list of the most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad. Its share was 26.4% (520 units).
Second place was taken by Krone (235 units, 12%). Koegel (188 units, 9.6%) was in third place, and Schwarzmuller (84 units, 4.3%) was in fourth place.
Wielton brand closes the top five (78 units, 4%).
The most popular new semi-trailers
Almost half of all new semi-trailers sold in October are tipper semi- trailers (136 units, 45.6% ). Another 30.9% was occupied by tank semi-trailers (92 units). The third place with a share of 9.4% (28 units) was taken by the awning semi-trailers, and the fourth place by the awning platform (26 units, 8.7 % ). Rounding out the top 5 semi-trailers for transporting containers (16 units, 4% ).
Polish Wielton (20.8%, 68 units) leads the rating of new semi-trailer brands in October, while German Shmitz (13.1%, 43 units) took second place. Another Polish brand, Bodex, took third place (9.8%, 32 units).
The fourth place was taken by the Turkish brand Ali Riza Usta (25 units, 7.6%), which manufactures tanks. Rounding out the top 5 brands is the Ukrainian brand Everlast (24 units, 7.3%).
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