Small commercial equipment sales fall by a third, but the market is growing: 2022 results

Sales of small commercial vehicles — trucks with a gross weight of up to 3.5 tons — will drop by a third in 2022. However, despite all the negative circumstances, this segment of the market has stabilized and is growing for the third month in a row. Experts of the Auto Market Research Institute determined in which regions cars of this category and top 25 models are most often bought in the domestic market, among "freshly driven" and new LCVs.

LCV market dynamics

In December, Ukrainians bought almost 4,300 new and used carscargo vehicles with a total weight of up to 3.5 tons, i.e. those belonging to the LCV category. This is −40.6% less than in December 2021 and 3.6% more than in November 2022.

In total, during 2022, Ukrainians purchased 46,800 LCV vehicles. This is 33% less than in 2021.

The majority of small commercial equipment ( 64.2%, 44.8 thousand) in 2022 was purchased on the domestic market. Another 24.4% (17 thousand) were brought used from abroad. Only 11.4% (8 thousand) of LCVs were bought new. Of this number , 2,000 were converted by Ukrainian enterprises from imported machine sets or chassis.

After the start of the full-scale invasion, the LCV market in Ukraine, like in all other segments, "shrunk" to minimum indicators. However, already in April, it began to recover, and in June it reached its peak: 4.8 thousand sold cars of this category. This figure was achieved thanks to the action of the so-called "zero" customs clearance: during the month, most vehicles were imported used from abroad ( 49.2% ). After the return of customs payments, the share of imported cars decreased, and the total volume of sales stabilized at the level of 4 — 4.5 thousand cars per month.

In which areas are the most purchased LCVs

In 2022, the largest number of new and used LCVs were registered in the city of Kyiv (5.4 thousand), which accounted for 11.5% of the total number. Another 4.7 thousand cars of this category ( 10.1% ) were registered in the Kyiv region.

The third place in the rating was taken by the Lviv region (3.9 thousand, 8.4%). Dnipropetrovsk region was on the fourth step (3.6 thousand, 7.7%), and Rivne region rounded out the top 5 (2.9 thousand, 6.3%).

The least amount of small commercial equipment was registered in Luhansk (160 units), Kherson (242 units) and Donetsk (268 units) regions.

1. city of Kyiv — 5,383 units.
2. Kyivska — 4,712 pcs.
3. Lviv — 3,917 units.
4. Dnipropetrovsk — 3,581 units.
5. Rivne — 2,935 units.
6. Odesa — 2,465 units.
7. Volynska — 2,366 units.
8. Vinnytsia — 2,101 units.
9. Ivano-Frankivsk — 1,927 units.
10. Zakarpattia — 1,866 units.
11. Chernivtsi — 1,764 units.
12. Khmelnytska — 1,615 pcs.
13. Poltava — 1,534 units.
14. Ternopilsk — 1,524 units.
15. Kharkiv — 1,489 pcs.
16. Cherkasy — 1,465 units.
17. Zhytomyrska — 1,326 units.
18. Zaporozhye — 1,192 units.
19. Kirovohradsk — 823 units.
20. Chernihivska — 749 units.
21. Mykolaivska — 679 units.
22. Sumy — 664 pcs.
23. Donetsk — 268 pcs.
24. Khersonska — 242 pcs.
25. Luhansk — 160 pcs.

TOP of the most popular LCVs in the domestic market

The most popular LCV in the domestic market in 2022 remains the perennial leader Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (4.2 thousand deals).

In second place was Renault Master (2.6 thousand transactions), and in third place — Ford Transit (2.2 thousand transactions).

The fourth place is occupied by the Russian GAZ 3302 "Gazelle" (1.9 thousand transactions), however, compared to the rating of 2021, this model has dropped two positions to the bottom. Rounding out the top five is the Volkswagen Transporter (1.8 thousand transactions).

1. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 4,229 Ug.
2. Renault Master — 2,580 Ug.
3. Ford Transit — 2,158 units.
4. GAZ 3302 "Gazelle" — 1,922 units.
5. Volkswagen Transporter — 1,779 units.
6. Renault Kangoo — 1,721 units.
7. Renault Traffic — 1,109 units.
8. Volkswagen Caddy — 1,077 units.
9. Mercedes-Benz Vito — 997 units.
10. Fiat Doblo — 880 units.
11. Volkswagen Crafter — 869 units.
12. Opel Vivaro — 852 units
13. Volkswagen LT — 852 units
14. Fiat Ducato — 722 units.
15. Mercedes-Benz T1/T2 — 680 units.
16. Peugeot Partner — 528 units
17. Opel Movano — 514 Ug.
18. Citroen Berlingo — 478 Ug.
19. Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 453 units
20. Peugeot Boxer — 385 units
21. GAZ 2705 "Gazelle" — 356 units.
22. Citroen Jumper — 346 units.
23. ZAZ 1105 "Dana" — 340 units.
24. Opel Combo — 334 Ug.
25. Lanos Cargo — 290 units.

TOP imported used LCVs

As in 2021, the leader of "freshly driven" LCVs according to the results of 2022 remains the Renault Master (3 thousand).

The second place was taken by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (3 thousand), and the third place by Renault Kangoo (870 units).

Fourth place was taken by Volkswagen Crafter (818 units), and fifth place by Renault Traffic (783 units).

1. Renault Master — 2,961 pcs.
2. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 2,159 pcs.
3. Renault Kangoo — 870 pcs.
4. Volkswagen Crafter — 818 pcs.
5. Renault Traffic — 783 pcs.
6. Ford Transit — 541 pcs.
7. Volkswagen Transporter — 490 pcs.
8. Opel Vivaro — 475 pcs.
9. Opel Movano — 465 pcs.
10. Mercedes-Benz Vito — 362 pcs.
11. Fiat Ducato — 314 pcs.
12. Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 231 pcs.
13. Volkswagen Caddy — 221 pcs.
14. Peugeot Boxer — 213 pcs.
15. Ford Transit Custom — 194 pcs.
16. Nissan NV200 — 161 pcs.
17. Citroen Jumper — 148 pcs.
18. Peugeot Partner — 92 pcs.
19. Citroen Berlingo — 90 pcs.
20. Nissan E-NV 200 — 77 pcs.
21. Ford F150 — 73 pcs.
22. Mercedes-Benz Citan — 73
23. Fiat Doblo — 67 pcs.
24. Dodge Ram — 65 pcs.
25. Opel Combo — 64 pcs.

TOP new LCVs

The first place according to the results of 2022 was taken by Renault Express (500 units). The second place was taken by Fiat Doblo (140 units), and the third place by Renault Master (112 units). The fourth position was taken by the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (101 units), and the fifth place by the Fiat Ducato (91 units).

1. Renault Express — 500 pcs.
2. Fiat Doblo — 140 pcs.
3. Renault Master — 112 pcs.
4. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 101 pcs.
5. Fiat Ducato — 91 pcs.
6. Toyota Proace — 83 pcs.
7. Citroen Berlingo — 74 pcs.
8. Ford Transit — 56 pcs.
9. Fiat Fiorino — 54 pcs.
10. Peugeot Partner — 54 pcs.
11. Volkswagen Crafter — 48 pcs.
12. Peugeot Boxer — 42 pcs.
13. Opel Combo — 34 pcs.
14. Volkswagen Transporter — 29 pcs.
15. Citroen Jumper — 28 pcs.
16. Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 22 pcs.
17. Ford Courier — 20 pcs.
18. Volkswagen Caddy — 15 pcs.
19. Citroen Jumpy — 14 pcs.
20. Peugeot Expert — 12 pcs.
21. Renault Traffic — 12 pcs.
22. Opel Vivaro — 11 pcs.
23. GAZelle Next — 10 pcs.
24. FAW Tiger VR — 8 pcs.
25. Ford Transit Custom — 8 pcs.

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