Experts of the Institute of Car Market Research analyzed the statistics of car registrations and identified the Top-20 most popular used models that were bought (and simply reissued) in Ukraine in April.
On the domestic market during April, service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs registered 124,500 agreements for the sale of used cars. This is 58.6% more than in April 2023, and 44.1% more than in March 2024. This is an absolute quantitative record for the domestic market, at least for the past 10 years.
However, before proceeding to a detailed review of this segment of the car market, it is worth noting that this time the picture of brands and models may not fully correspond to reality. Because, as analysts of the Auto Market Research Institute point out, there is a significant possibility that about 40% of deals were made between family members or relatives. Ukrainians are encouraged to take such actions by the new laws on mobilization (which will soon enter into force), which contain a rule regarding the potential seizure of cars from individuals for defense purposes, if such a person owns more than one vehicle.
Therefore, it should be assumed that in April the number of actual sales remained at the level of previous months, that is, about 80...85 thousand transactions, and the market picture may be changed to some extent by the so-called "second cars in the family", which were most often reissued on other persons to remove "extra" vehicles.
The most popular brands in the domestic market
Despite the probable influence of external "non-standard" factors, the leader among passenger car manufacturers, regarding which in April on the domestic market Most often, sales agreements were concluded with Volkswagen: 15,300 of these passenger cars were officially resold, which is 12.2% of the total volume of all transactions.
In second place is Renault with a share of 6%and 7.5 thousand transactions. VAZ is in third place (6%, 7.5 thousand ). Fourth place with a share of 5.9%and 7,400 restyled cars went to Toyota. Skoda closes the top five with a share of 5.2% and 6.6 thousand transactions.
- Volkswagen — 15,322 units.
- VAZ/Lada — 7504 pcs.
- Renault — 7,490 pcs.
- Toyota — 7378 pcs.
- Skoda — 6552 pcs.
- Ford — 6026 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz — 5787 pcs.
- Hyundai — 5667 pcs.
- BMW — 5594 pcs.
- Nissan — 5405 pcs.
- Audi — 4972 pcs.
- Opel — 4955 pcs .
- Mitsubishi — 4024 pcs.
- KIA — 3714 pcs.
- Chevrolet — 3,698 pcs.
- Mazda — 3253 pcs.
- Daewoo — 3059 pcs.
- ZAZ — 2618 pcs.
- Peugeot — 2422 pcs.
- Honda — 2320 pcs.
The most popular models in the domestic market
The first place in terms of the number of re-registrations in April, despite all external influences on the market, was once again taken by the long-time leader of the Ukrainian secondary car market Volkswagen Passat (4.1 thousand deals). In second place is Skoda Octavia (3.7 thousand transactions).
The third place was taken by Volkswagen Golf (3.1 thousand transactions), the fourth place is still held by Daewoo Lanos (2.8 thousand transactions). Rounding out the top five is Renault Megane (2.1 thousand deals).
The first five models, even taking into account the atypical activity of motorists regarding re-registrations, have not changed — which is explained by the fullness of the park with popular models that make up the active part of the market.
In general, the Top 20 used passenger cars on the domestic market in April 2024 look like this:
- Volkswagen Passat — 4101 pcs.
- Skoda Octavia — 3756 pcs.
- Volkswagen Golf — 3095 pcs.
- ZAZ/Daewoo Lanos — 2765 pcs.
- Renault Megane — 2119 pcs.
- Ford Focus — 1,810 pcs.
- Skoda Fabia — 1550 pcs.
- Chevrolet Aveo — 1547 pcs.
- Opel Astra — 1465 pcs.
- BMW 5 Series — 1435 pcs.
- Toyota Camry — 1400 pcs.
- Volkswagen Transporter — 1393 pcs.
- BMW 3 Series — 1380 pcs.
- Audi A6 — 1345 pcs.
- Toyota RAV4 — 1338 pcs.
- BMW X5 — 1294 pcs.
- Audi A4 — 1227 pcs.
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class — 1219 pcs.
- Mitsubishi Outlander — 1151 pcs.
- Hyundai Tucson — 1120 pcs.
So despite the unusually large number of sales transactions, the picture regarding brands and models has not undergone significant changes, since, as mentioned above, the active part of the market correlates with the fleet of cars, accordingly, they sell what they drive, and, by analogy, drive because of what is being traded. What the experiment in real circumstances, created by the law makers, proves.
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