Experts of the Institute of Car Market Research analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine in January 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 January, Ukrainians purchased 3,500 new and used semi-trailers. This is 59.1% more than in the same period last year, and almost the same as in December 2022. The semi-trailer market is inextricably linked with tractor unit sales, so the decline in sales after the September peak is noticeable in both of these segments.
According to the results of January, 49.9% of all semi-trailers were bought on the domestic market (1.8 thousand transactions). 1,400 used semi-trailers were brought from abroad, which accounted for 40.4% of the total number. At the same time, the share of imports has been decreasing for the third month in a row.
Only 9.7% of semi-trailers were purchased new (343 units). Of them, 37 pieces were made in Ukraine, and the remaining 306 pieces. were 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 January. 22.3% or 389 units bought them. quantitatively Tented platforms (318 pcs., 18.3%) and tanks (270 pcs.) were also popular.
They also made it to the top 5platform semi-trailers (228 pcs.) and semi-trailers for transporting containers (217 units).
As for brands, the German Shmitz remains the leader of the domestic semi-trailer market. Among all semi-trailers, they were 15.9% (279 units).
The second and third places were also taken by German brands — Koegel (233 units, 13.2%) and Krone (190 units, 10.8%), respectively.
Turkish brand Ali Riza Usta took fourth place (5.7%, 100 units). Austrian Schwarzmuller (4.7%, 82 units) rounds out the top five.
The most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad
During January 2023, the most imported semi-trailers were dump trucks (33.5%, 477 units) and awning semi-trailers (27.3%, 390 units).
The list also included awning platforms (13%, 186 units), tanks (10.7%, 153 units) and van semi- trailers (99 units).
The first in the list of the most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad was the Shmitz brand. Its share was 25% (356 units). He also leads the ranking of domestic resales.
The second place was taken by the Krone brand (144 units, 10.1%). Koegel was in third place (138 units, 9.7%), and Wielton was in fourth place (63 units, 4.4%).
French Benalu closes the top five (55 units, 3.9%).
The most popular new semi-trailers
Almost half of all new semi-trailers sold in January are tipper semi- trailers (125 units, 40.2% ). Another 35.4% was occupied by tank semi- trailers (110 units). The third place with a share of 12.9% (40 units) was taken by van semi- trailers, and the fourth place by awning platforms (16 units, 5.1% ). Rounding out the top 5 awning semi-trailers(11 units, 3.5% ).
The rating of new semi-trailer brands in January was led by the German Shmitz (20.4%, 70 units), the second and third places were taken by the Polish Bodex (13.4%, 46 units) and Wielton (9.9%, 34 units), respectively.
The Ukrainian brand Everlast (6.1%, 21 units) is on the fourth step, and the Turkish Ali Riza Usta is on the fifth (5.2%, 18 units).
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