Experts of the Auto Market Research Institute analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine in June 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
Since the semi-trailer market is inextricably linked with the sale of semi-trailer trucks, the same processes are followed: yes, activity in this segment increased in June. During the first month of summer 2023Ukrainians bought 3.8 thousand new and used semi-trailers. This is the same as for the same period last year in 2022, and by 18.8% more than in May 2023.
According to the results of June, 54.9% of all semi-trailers were bought on the domestic market (2.1 thousand transactions). 1.4 thousand used semi-trailers were brought from abroad, which was 37.3% of the total number. This is the lowest since the start of the full-scale invasion.
7.8% of semi-trailers were purchased new(293 pcs.). Of them, 41 pieces were made in Ukraine, and the remaining 252 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 June. 26.2% or 544 units purchased these. quantitatively Also popular were container carriers (311 units, 15%) and flatbed semi-trailers ( 13.5%, 281 units).
Flatbed (8.7%, 180 pcs.) and awning semi-trailers also made it to the top 5(6.9%, 144 units).
As for brands, the German Shmitz remains the leader of the domestic semi-trailer market. Among all semi-trailers, they were 17% (354 units).
The second and third places were also occupied by German brands — Krone (233 units, 11.2%, +1 position) and Koegel (208 units, 10%, -1 position), respectively.
Austrian Schwarzmuller (97 units, 4.7%) was in fourth place, and Polish Bodex was in fifth place (95 units, 4.6%).
- SCHMITZ — 354 pcs.
- KRONE — 233 pcs.
- KOEGEL — 208 pcs.
- SCHWARZMUELLER — 97 pcs.
- BODEX — 95 pcs.
- WIELTON — 69 pcs.
- FRUEHAUF — 65 pcs.
- TRAILOR — 50 pcs.
- VAN HOOL — 49 pcs.
- MEGA — 32 pcs.
- BENALU — 26 pcs.
- LAG — 24 pcs.
- STAS — 24 pcs.
- PACTON — 23 pcs.
- GENERAL TRAILERS — 22 pcs.
- CARNEHL — 19 pcs.
- PANAV — 19 pcs.
- MAZ — 19 pcs.
- LANGENDORF — 16 pcs.
- RENDERS — 15 pcs.
The most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad
During June 2023, the most imported semi-trailers were dump trucks (34.9%, 493 units) and awning semi-trailers (20.6%, 291 units).
The list also included awning platforms (10%, 141 units), container carriers (7.7%, 109 units) and refrigerator semi- trailers (7%, 99 units).
The first in the list of the most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad was the Shmitz brand. Its share was 24.5% (346 units).
The second place was taken by the Krone brand (118 units, 8.3%). Koegel was in third place (114 units, 8.1%), and Fruehauf was in fourth place (52 units, 3.7%).
Rounding out the top five is Wielton (46 units, 3.3%).
- SCHMITZ — 346 pcs.
- KRONE — 118 pcs.
- KOEGEL — 114 pcs.
- FRUEHAUF — 52 pcs.
- WIELTON — 46 pcs.
- SCHWARZMUELLER — 43 pcs.
- STAS — 42 pcs.
- BENALU — 36 pcs.
- BODEX — 34 pcs.
- MEGA — 22 pcs.
- SCHMITZ CARGOBULL — 22 pcs.
- GENERAL TRAILERS — 20 pcs.
- MAGYAR — 20 pcs.
- FELDBINDER — 19 pcs.
- LAG — 19 pcs.
- VAN HOOL — 18 pcs.
- CARNEHL — 16 pcs.
- WEIGHTLIFTER — 16 pcs.
- KEMPF — 15 pcs.
- WILCOX — 13 pcs.
The most popular new semi-trailers
Almost half of all new semi-trailers sold in June are tipper semi- trailers (182 units, 45.8% ). Another 20.4% was occupied by tank semi- trailers (81 units).
The third place with a share of 10.6% (42 pcs.) was taken by awning semi-trailers, and the fourth place by awning platforms (37 pcs., 9.3% ). Rounding out the top 5 are van semi- trailers (34 units, 8.6% ).
The ranking of new semi-trailer brands was led by German Shmitz (27.2%, 122 units), Wielton (8.5%, 38 units) took second place, and Everlast (7.6%, 34 units) took third place.
The Bodex brand (7.6%, 34 units) is on the fourth step, and Zaslaw is on the fifth (6.7%, 30 units).
- SCHMITZ — 54 pcs.
- BODEX — 44 pcs.
- ZASLAW — 24 pcs.
- MEGA — 23 pcs.
- EVERLAST — 20 pcs.
- WIELTON — 16 pcs.
- SCHMITZ CARGOBULL — 11 pcs.
- DOGAN YILDIZ — 10 pcs.
- MICANSAN — 9 pcs.
- VARZ — 9 pcs.
- WINTON — 7 pcs.
- KRONE — 6 pcs.
- TAD — 5 pcs.
- KAESSBOHRER — 4 pcs.
- LAG — 4 pcs.
- SCHWARZMUELLER — 4 pcs.
- YILTEKS — 4 pcs.
- SNAKE-TRANS — 4 pcs.
- ALAMEN — 3 pcs.
- MIM-MAK — 3 pcs.
Among those produced in Ukraine, tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods were in the greatest demand — 18 of them were registered for the first time in June, as well as dump trucks (10) and platforms (5). The rating of brands of Ukrainian semi-trailer manufacturers, first registered in June, looks like this:
- EVERLAST — 20 pcs.
- VARZ — 9 pcs.
- TAD — 5 pcs.
- SNAKE-TRANS — 4 pcs.
- ECHO — 2 pcs.
- TUR — 1 pc.
Subscribe to the Telegram channel of the Auto Market Research Institute to be the first to receive information without advertising or spam.
