The segment of trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons turned out to be one of the oldest on the Ukrainian car market. The volume of imports of used trucks decreased significantly after the cancellation of the so-called zero customs clearance, and as of the end of 2022, sales in general stabilized at about 1.7 thousand cars per month. 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 trucks.
Truck market dynamics
In December, Ukrainians bought almost 1.7 thousand new and used carscargo vehicles with a gross weight of more than 3.5 tons, excluding tractor-trailers. This is −51.2% less than in December 2021 and 1% more than in November 2022.
In total, during 2022, Ukrainians purchased 66,600 truckscars weighing more than 3.5 tons. This is 35.6% less than in 2021.
The majority of trucks ( 68.9%, 45.9 thousand) in 2022 were purchased on the domestic market. Another 24.3% (16.2 thousand) were brought in used from abroad. Only 6.8% (4.5 thousand) trucks were bought new. Of this number , 1.6 thousand were converted by Ukrainian enterprises from imported machine sets or chassis.
June turned out to be the most active month after the start of the full-scale war in the studied market segment — during this month, Ukrainians purchased 2,200 trucks. Such a figure was achieved thanks to the action of the so-called "zero" customs clearance, when the share of imports of these cars with mileage was significantly higher (38.2% in June). After the return of customs payments, the volume of imported cars from abroad decreased (in December, the share was 7.8%, which is quantitatively equal to 130 units), and most trucks are now bought on the domestic market.
In which areas are the most trucks bought
In 2022, the largest number of new and used trucks were registered in the Kyiv region (1.9 thousand), which accounted for 9.4% of the total number. Another 1,700 cars of this category underwent registration in the Lviv region ( 8.7% ).
The third place in the rating was taken by the city of Kyiv (1.7 thousand, 8.7%). Dnipropetrovsk region was on the fourth step (1.6 thousand, 7.8%), while Odesa region rounded out the top five (1.1 thousand, 5.4%).
- Kyivska — 1,881 pcs.
- Lviv — 1,742 units.
- city of Kyiv — 1,732 pcs.
- Dnipropetrovsk — 1,560 units.
- Odesa — 1,074 pcs.
- Vinnytsia — 982 units.
- Volynsk — 965 pcs.
- Rivne — 906 pcs.
- Poltava — 816 pcs.
- Cherkasy — 790 pcs.
- Ternopilsk — 789 pcs.
- Khmelnytska — 747 units.
- Kirovohradsk — 741 units.
- Chernivtsi — 741 pcs.
- Ivano-Frankivsk — 707 units.
- Zakarpattia — 681 units.
- Kharkiv — 669 pcs.
- Zhytomyrska — 495 pcs.
- Zaporozhye — 473 pcs.
- Mykolayivska — 394 units.
- Sumy — 386 pcs.
- Chernihivska — 326 pcs.
- Donetsk — 155 pcs.
- Luhansk — 90 pcs.
- Khersonska — 82 pcs.
TOP of the most popular trucks in the domestic market
The most popular truck on the domestic market in 2022 was the Mercedes-Benz T1/T2 (905 units). These trucks have not been produced since the mid-90s of the last century, and their chassis are used for various purposes today.
Well, Mercedes-Benz Atego took second place (672 units), and Soviet-Russian KamAZ 5320 (625 units) took third place.
The fourth position was taken by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (614 units). Rounding out the top five is another KamAZ — 5511 (456 units).
In general, among the 25 most popular trucks in 2022, almost half (12 pieces) are products of the Soviet or Russian automobile industry. In general, the domestic resale segment of trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons is one of the oldest on the Ukrainian car market: the average age of such vehicles is 23.4 years.
- Mercedes-Benz T1/T2 — 905 units.
- Mercedes-Benz Atego — 672 units.
- KamAZ 5320 — 625 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 614 pcs.
- KamAZ 5511 — 456 pcs.
- ZIL 130 — 443 pcs.
- MAN L2000 — 395 pcs.
- GAZ 3307 — 375 pcs.
- GAZ 3507 — 361 pcs.
- ZIL 131 — 348 pcs.
- MAN TGA — 340 pcs.
- Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 337 pcs.
- ZIL 554 — 322 pcs.
- DAF CF — 321 pcs.
- MAN TGL — 309 pcs.
- DAF XF — 282 pcs.
- KamAZ 5510 — 274 pcs.
- Renault Premium — 265 pcs.
- GAZ 53 — 260 pcs.
- ZIL 4502 — 216 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Actros — 213 units.
- TATA LPT 613 — 213 pcs.
- GAZ 3309 — 202 pcs.
- Iveco EuroCargo — 198 pcs.
- GAZ 66 — 182 pcs.
TOP imported used trucks
According to the results of 2022, MAN TGL (415 units) became the leader of "freshly driven" trucks. The Mercedes-Benz Atego took second place (393 units), and the popular Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (266 units) came in third.
Fourth place was taken by Iveco Daily (232 units), and fifth place by MAN TGS (185 units).
- MAN TGL — 415 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Atego — 393 units.
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 266 pcs.
- Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 232 pcs.
- MAN TGS — 185 pcs.
- MAN TGX — 180 pcs.
- MAN TGM — 155 pcs.
- DAF CF — 151 pcs.
- DAF XF — 143 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Actros — 137 units.
- Iveco EuroCargo — 112 pcs.
- Volvo FH — 111 pcs.
- DAF LF — 106 pcs.
- Renault Premium — 104 pcs.
- Renault Midlum — 80 pcs.
- Volkswagen Crafter — 79 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Axor — 78 pcs.
- Scania R-Series — 78 pcs.
- Volvo FM — 73 pcs.
- Nissan NV 1500 — 64 pcs.
- Scania P-Series — 48 pcs.
- Volvo FL — 46 pcs.
- Volvo FE — 37 pcs.
- Renault Master — 35 pcs.
- Mitsubishi Canter — 34 pcs.
TOP new trucks
The first place among new trucks in 2022 was taken by Scania P-Series (74 units). The specialized Ford Transit took second place (57 units), and Mercedes-Benz Arocs (50 units) took third place.
Iveco Trakker (44 units) and KamAZ 6511 (34 units) also entered the top five.
- Scania P-Series — 74 pcs.
- Ford Transit (specialized) — 57 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz Arocs — 50 pcs.
- Iveco Trakker — 44 pcs.
- KamAZ 6511 — 34 pcs.
- Ford Trucks 4142 — 28 pcs.
- Iveco Daily (Turbo/Power) — 26 pcs.
- Iveco EuroCargo — 25 pcs.
- GAZelle Next — 24 pcs.
- MAN TGS — 22 pcs.
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