What buses did you buy in September? Top 20 new and used models

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

Bus market dynamics

In September 2023, Ukrainians purchased 804 new and used buses. This indicator is 44.3% higher than in the same period last year and 22.6% lower than in August 2023. Sales figures peaked in the last 12 months in August, and in September the demand for passenger commercial transport decreased.

Most of the buses were bought on the domestic market : 596 units, which accounted for 74.1% of the total number.

9.5% of the total number of used buses were brought from abroad : 76 units.

Also, in September, 132 new buses were registered for the first time: 113 of them were manufactured or converted in Ukraine ( 14.1% ), 19 pcs. imported from abroad ( 2.4% ).

The most popular buses on the domestic market

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis buses remain the leader in domestic resales (141 units). A significant part of these vehicles was converted into passenger buses from trucks.

Buses based on Mercedes Benz T1 and T2 (84 units in total), which have not been produced since the mid-90s of the last century, are also consistently in second place. This item also includes goods vehicles that were once converted into buses.

Volkswagen LT (45 units) rose to third place. Ukrainian bus Bohdan/Ataman A-092 (44 units) took the fourth place. Rounding out the top five is another Ukrainian brand — BAZ/CHAZ A079 "Etalon" (43 units).

In general, in the domestic market, the majority are buses of small and medium capacity. At the same time, 4 of the 20 most popular models have Russian roots: they are either manufactured there or built on the basis of their units.

1. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 141 pcs.
2. Mercedes-Benz T1/T2 — 84 pcs.
3. Volkswagen LT — 45 pcs.
4. Bohdan/Ataman A-092 — 44 pcs.
5. BAZ/CHAZ A079 "Etalon" — 43 pcs.
6. Ruta 25 — 17 pcs.
7. Iveco Daily — 17 pcs.
8. Volkswagen Crafter — 13 pcs.
9. Neoplan Cityliner — 11 pcs.
10. Ruta 20 — 10 pcs.
11. PAZ 4234 — 10 pcs.
12. PAZ 3205 — 9 pcs.
13. Van Hool T9 — 8 pcs.
14. Mercedes-Benz Vario — 8 pcs.
15. BAZ 2215 — 7 pcs.
16. Setra 200-Series — 7 pcs.
17. Mercedes-Benz Tourismo — 7 pcs.
18. Ford Transit — 7 pcs.
19. Renault Master — 6 pcs.
20. MAN Lionʼs City — 5 pcs.

The average age of buses sold on the domestic market in September was 18.6 years, which is 0.1 year more than last month and 0.6 year more than in September 2022. The bus market in Ukraine is aging, primarily due to low purchasing power and lack of financing programs for the purchase of new rolling stock. Instead, the import of used buses is limited by law.

The most popular used buses brought from abroad

Due to a large number of legislative restrictions, few buses are brought from abroad today. Such vehicles are subject to the limitation of the ecological standard no lower than "Euro-5", and the amount of excise tax is 50 times greater for buses over 8 years old, which makes their import economically unprofitable.

In July, used Van Hool T9 (14 units) were most often brought from abroad. In second place are Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis buses (12 units). The third step was taken by Van Hool Astromega (6 pcs.).

1. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 13 pcs.
2. Volkswagen Crafter — 8 pcs.
3. Van Hool T9 — 7 pcs.
4. VDL Ambassador — 4 pcs.
5. Van Hool TX — 4 pcs.
6. SOR C 9.5 — 4 pcs.
7. Scania OmniExpress — 4 pcs.
8. Van Hool Astromega — 3 pcs.
9. Solaris Urbino — 3 pcs.
10. Van Hool TX — 4 pcs.
11. Bova FHD — 3 pcs.
12. Setra 400-Series — 2 pcs.
13. Neoplan Tourliner — 2 pcs.
14. Mercedes-Benz Tourismo — 2 pcs.
15. MAN Lionʼs Regio — 2 pcs.
16. Toyota Hi Ace — 1 pc.
17. Temsa Tourmalin — 1 pc.
18. Setra S 516 — 1 pc.
19. Scania Irizar — 1 pc.
20. Plaxton Elite — 1 pc.

The average age of used buses imported from abroad was 11.5 years, which is 0.5 years more than last month and 1.4 years more than in September 2022.

The most popular new buses

Most of the new buses that Ukrainians registered for the first time in September 2023 are products of Ukrainian enterprises: 8 out of 13 models were manufactured or converted in Ukraine. The first place was taken by Bohdan/Ataman A-093 (49 units), the second place was taken by BAZ A081 "Etalon" (34 units), and the third place by ZAZ A08 (17 units).

Ford Transit (14 pcs.) and Bohdan/Ataman A-092 (7 pcs.) also made it into the top five.

1. Bohdan/Ataman A-093 — 49 pcs.
2. BAZ A081 "Etalon" — 34 pcs.
3. ZAZ A08 — 17 pcs.
4. Ford Transit — 14 pcs.
5. Bohdan/Ataman A-092 — 7 pcs.
6. Avtosnab AVPD-15 (operational based on Ford Transit) — 2 pcs.
7. JAC Sunray — 2 pcs.
8. Temsa Prestij SX — 2 pcs.
9. Avtosnab AVSW-06 (based on Volkswagen Crafter) — 1 pc.
10. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City — 1 pc.
11. Bohdan A224 — 1 pc.
12. PAZ 4234 — 1 pc.
13. SKS VWCR-17 (based on Volkswagen Crafter) — 1 pc.

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