Sales of truck tractors fell for the fourth month in a row

Experts of the Auto Market Research Institute analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine during January and identified the top models in three segments of truck tractors: used import, domestic resale, and new purchase.

Dynamics of the truck tractor market

In January, Ukrainians bought 3,300 new and used truck tractors. This is 37.5% more than in the same period of last year 2022 and -5.7% less than in December 2022. After the peak of sales that fell in September due to the change of logistics routes and the shutdown of Ukrainian seaports, the indicators of this market segment are falling for the fourth month in a row, although in general the demand for truck tractors is significantly higher than a year ago.

Majority( 50.8% ) of all tractors were brought in used from abroad (1.7 thousand units). The number of imports of these vehicles is decreasing, along with this, its share among the total number of sales is decreasing.

1,500 units were purchased on the domestic market, which is 44.4% of the total.

4.8% of truck tractors were purchased new, which in quantitative terms equals 158 units.

The most popular tractors on the domestic market

DAF XF became the most popular tractor unit on the domestic market in January — 436 deals were made with these models, which is twice as many as the nearest competitor   — Volvo FH (207 units).

The third step of the rating was taken by Renault Magnum (183 units), the fourth by MAN TGX (152 units). Rounding out the top five is Renault Premium (103 units).

1. DAF XF — 436 units
2. Volvo FH — 207 units
3. Renault Magnum — 183 units
4. MAN TGX — 152 units.
5. Renault Premium — 103 Ug.
6. MAN TGA — 61 ug.
7. Mercedes-Benz Actros — 55 units.
8. Scania R-Series — 51 units.
9. DAF CF — 50 ug.
10. Iveco Stralis — 23 units.
11. MAN TGS — 18 ug.
12. Volvo FM — 18 hours
13. Scania G-Series — 13 ug.
14. MAN F2000 — 11 ug.
15. Renault T-Truck — 11 ug.

The most popular used tractors brought from abroad

In January, DAF XF (1 thousand units) turned out to be the most popular for "enslavement" from abroad. MAN TGX took second place (803 units), and Volvo FH came third (521 units).

The fourth place was taken by Renault Magnum (259 units), and the fifth place by Scania R-Series (217 units).

1. DAF XF — 862 pcs.
2. MAN TGX — 656 pcs.
3. Volvo FH — 438 pcs.
4. Renault Magnum — 231 pcs.
5. Renault Premium — 155 pcs.
6. Mercedes-Benz Actros — 153 units.
7. Scania R-Series — 141 pcs.
8. DAF CF — 100 pcs.
9. MAN TGA — 78 pcs.
10. Renault T-Truck — 72 pcs.
11. MAN TGS — 62 pcs.
12. Iveco Stralis — 47 pcs.
13. Volvo FM — 26 pcs.
14. Scania G-Series — 23 pcs.
15. MAN F2000 — 11 pcs.

The most popular new tractors

The number of sales of new truck tractors in Ukraine is insignificant: first of all, due to the difficult economic situation and low purchasing power. Therefore, the rating includes all vehicles of this category sold during January. It turned out that Ukrainians chose among 13 models.

The first in terms of sales was the Volvo FH tractor unit (37 units). The second step was taken by MAN TGX (19 units), and the third by DAF XF (17 units).

The fourth was Mercedes-Benz Actros (16 units), and the top five is rounded off by Renault T-Truck (14 units).

1. Volvo FH — 37 pcs.
2. MAN TGX — 19 pcs.
3. DAF XF — 17 pcs.
4. Mercedes-Benz Actros — 16 pcs.
5. Renault T-Truck — 14 pcs.
6. Renault C440 — 13 pcs.
7. Scania S-Series — 12 pcs.
8. Scania G-Series — 9 pcs.
9. Scania R-Series — 9 pcs.
10. Scania P-Series — 6 pcs.
11. Iveco Stralis — 4 pcs.
12. Astra HD9 — 1 pc.
13. MAN TGS — 1 pc.

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