The preferences of Ukrainians when choosing a car by fuel type remain stable. Experts of the Institute of Car Market Research determined how the shares of cars from the point of view of fuel among domestic resales, imports of used cars and sales of new cars changed in January, which were the most popular models in each of the segments, as well as the dynamics of installation of gas cylinder equipment.
General dynamics of passenger car sales by fuel type
During January 2023, Ukrainians most often chose gasoline cars. They were purchased by 43.1% of the total number of new and used cars (34.9 thousand). If we add to them cars with installed HBO ( 19.2%, 26.5 thousand) and cars with hybrid engines ( 2%, 1.6 thousand), then gasoline cars will make up the absolute majority: 64.3% of the total number of sales.
The share of diesel cars was 32.8% (26.5 thousand). There were 0.4% of the total number (335 units) of machines equipped with an engine for working exclusively on gas fuel.
The share of electric cars was 2.5% (2 thousand) of the total number.
If compared with the previous month (December 2022), the share of diesel cars increased slightly (from 31.5% to 32.8%), while the share of gasoline cars decreased from 44.3% to 43.1%. The share of hybrid cars decreased minimally — from 2.1% to 2%. The share of LPG cars remained unchanged at 19.2%, as did the share of " gas " cars — 0.4%.
In general, the situation on the automobile market in terms of the type of fuel that Ukrainians choose when buying a car remains stable.
Internal resales
Gasoline cars dominated the domestic market in January — 42% of such deals were concluded (27.3 thousand deals); with a gas installation — in 22.9% of cases (14.9 thousand transactions). Thus, last year diesel cars were in the minority: 32.4% (21 thousand deals).
The share of other, more environmentally friendly engine types in the domestic market is still insignificant. Thus, among all cars on the domestic market in January, only 1% were electric (659 deals), 1.2% — hybrid (771 deals) and 0.5% — exclusively gas (303 deals).
In January, if we compare the indicators with the previous month, the share of diesel cars became slightly larger (32.4% instead of 31.4%), gasoline cars — smaller (42% instead of 42.4%). The number of agreements for the purchase and sale of cars with HBO also decreased (from 23.5% to 22.9%). The share of hybrid cars (1.2%), gas- powered cars (0.5%) and electric cars (1%) remained unchanged.
The most popular diesel cars on the domestic market were Volkswagen Passat (2 l, 840 units), Renault Megane (1.5 l, 645 units) and BMW X5 (3 l, 358 units). Among the gasoline variants, the Volkswagen Golf (1.4 l, 406 units), Daewoo Lanos/Sens (1.5 l, 358 units) and Skoda Octavia (1.6 l, 331 units) were most often chosen.
The most popular cars with HBO on the domestic market were Daewoo Lanos/Sens (1.5 l, 729 units), Daewoo Lanos/Sens with a 1.3 liter engine (343 units), and Chevrolet Aveo (1.5 l, 326 units) .
Toyota RAV-4 (2.5 l, 65 units), Ford Fusion (2 l, 49 units) and Toyota Camry (2.5 l, 48 units) were most often chosen among " hybrids ".
The most popular " gas " cars on the domestic market were Hyundai Sonata (2 liters, 203 units), KIA Optima (2 liters, 63 units) and Hyundai Grandeur (3 liters, 9 units).
Import of used cars
In January, used cars with a gasoline engine were most imported from abroad ( 47%, 5.9 thousand). The share of diesel cars was 36.4% (4.6 thousand).
The share of cars with HBO was fixed at the level of 5.4% (682 units), and hybrid cars among the total number turned out to be 2.7% (336 units). There were 0.3% (32 units) of gas cars.
Last month, electric cars were brought in 8.3% of cases (1 thousand).
Compared to December 2022, in January the share of diesel cars increased from 33.8% to 36.4%, and the share of gasoline cars decreased from 50% to 47%. The share of electric cars increased from 7.7% to 8.3%. This is the second indicator in the last 12 months. Shares of other types of fuel remained unchanged.
Renault Megane (1.5 l, 340 units), Volkswagen Passat (2 l, 262 units) and Skoda Octavia (1.6 l, 183 units) were the most popular diesel cars among the "freshly driven".
Among the gasoline options, the Volkswagen Golf (1.4 l, 223 units), Renault Megane (1.6 l, 174 units) and Skoda Octavia (1.6 l, 165 units) were most often chosen.
The most popular used cars from abroad equipped with HBO were Skoda Octavia (1.6 l, 54 units), Renault Megane (1.6 l, 32 units) and Nissan Rogue (2.5 l, 28 units).
Among the " hybrids ", Ford Fusion (2 l, 48 units), Toyota Prius (1.8 l, 34 units) and Ford C-Max (2 l, 32 units) were most often chosen.
Gas Hyundai Sonata (2 liters, 20 units), KIA Optima (2 liters, 10 units) and Hyundai Grandeur (3 liters, 2 units) were most imported from abroad.
New cars
New passenger cars with gasoline engines became the most popular in January. Among all new cars registered for the first time, there were 49.6% of such cars (1.7 thousand units). 14.8% of cars (513 units) were registered with hybrid engines, and 0.7% (24 units) with a factory gas installation. Together, their share was 65.1%.
The share of diesel passenger cars in new car sales was fixed at 26.2% (910 units). The share of electric cars was 8.8% (205 units).
Compared to December 2022, the number of gasoline cars decreased from 54.5% to 49.6%, diesel cars increased from 23% to 26.2%. The shares of cars with HBO (from 0.4% to 0.7%), hybrid cars (from 14.1% to 14.8%) and electric cars (from 8% to 8.8%) also increased.
The most popular new gasoline cars in January were Renault Duster (1.6 L, 173 units), Suzuki Vitara (1.6 L, 139 units) and Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (4 L, 70 units).
Among the diesel options, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (2.8 l, 86 units), Renault Express (1.5 l, 66 units) and Toyota Land Cruiser (3.3 l, 56 units) were most often chosen.
The most popular new cars equipped with HBO were Renault Duster (1.6 l, 9 units), Chery Tiggo 4 (1.5 l, 2 units) and Hyundai Tucson (2 l, 2 units).
Toyota RAV-4 (2.5 l, 67 units), Toyota Camry (2.5 l, 35 units) and Toyota Yaris Cross (1.5 l, 30 units) were most often chosen among the new " hybrids ".
Dynamics of installation of HBO
During January, Ukrainians converted 2,000 cars to work on gas cylinder equipment. This is 25.9% less than in December 2022.
Nissan Rogue (2.5 l, 55 pcs.), Daewoo Lanos/Sens (1.5 l,43 pcs.) and Skoda Octavia (1.6 l, 41 pcs.).
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