Trucks over 3.5 tons: what was the demand for in June?

Experts of the Institute of Car Market Research analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine in June and identified the Top models in three segments of trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons (except tractor-trailers) : used import, domestic resale and purchase of new cars, including those converted in Ukraine .

Truck market dynamics

In June, Ukrainian carriers purchased a total of 2.7 thousand trucks with a gross weight of more than 3.5 tons. This is 0.8% more than in the same period last year, and 48% less than in May-2024.

Most of the trucks were purchased (and some were simply re-registered to relatives or acquaintances — which citizens are encouraged by the new law on mobilization, which provides for the potential seizure of cars for defense purposes, if an individual owns more than one vehicle) on the domestic market : 82.1% (2.2 thousand units).

Used 6.3% of trucks (170 units) were brought from abroad.

Last month, 86 imported and 225 manufactured (or converted) trucks were purchased in Ukraine, totaling 311 units., which is a share of 11.6%.

The most popular trucks in the domestic market

The greatest demand in the domestic market remains for dump trucks (631 units), vans (481 units), flatbed trucks (256 units), refrigerated vans (96 units) were also purchased (and, let us remind you, reissued to relatives) on-board awning cars(94 pcs.).

Among individual truck models, the most frequently purchased (and "rewritten") last month were Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (120 units), KamAZ 5320 (91 units), KamAZ 5511 (89 units), Mercedes-Benz Atego (80 units), and ZIL 131 (74 units).

1. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 120 pcs.
2. KamAZ 5320 — 91 pcs.
3. KamAZ 5511 — 89 pcs.
4. Mercedes-Benz Atego — 80 pcs.
5. ZIL 131 — 74 pcs.
6. Iveco Daily — 70 pcs.
7. MAN L2000 — 66 pcs.
8. GAZ 66 — 64 pcs.
9. MAN TGA — 60 pcs.
10. ZIL 130 — 59 pcs.
11. Mercedes-Benz Vario — 58 pcs.
12. Mercedes-Benz T2 — 56 pcs.
13. GAZ 3507 — 53 pcs.
14. ZIL 554 — 51 pcs.
15. GAZ 53 — 49 pcs.
16. ZIL 4502 — 47 pcs.
17. GAZ 3307 — 45 pcs.
18. Mercedes-Benz Actros — 40 pcs.
19. DAF CF — 39 pcs.
20. MAN TGL — 35 pcs.

Ten of the twenty most popular trucks remain on this list as models of the Russian-Soviet automobile industry. At the same time, the average age of trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons, re-registered to new owners in June 2024, was 22.5 years. The scale of the excise duty, which increases it by 40 or 50 times when a truck exceeds 5 or 8 years of age, respectively, deters Ukrainian businesses that need such transport from its mass import. This, in turn, does not make it possible to update the fleet with vehicles available to local buyers, even those that meet the Euro-5 environmental standard.

It is also worth noting that there are several months left before the introduction of Euro-6 economy standards for trucks, which will enter into force on January 1, 2025 — which will be an additional factor in the increase in the price of imported cars of this group.

The most popular used trucks are imported from abroad

Vans with hydroboards (41 units), vans (25 units), refrigerated vans with hydroboards (23 units), container carriers (19 units), and refrigerated vans (11 units) were most often brought from abroad in June. ).

Among individual models of trucks with a gross weight of more than 3.5 tons, the largest number (36 vehicles) of the Ukrainian fleet was replenished with the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Also, the first registration was made for 31 pcs. Mercedes-Benz Atego, 16 pcs. MAN TGL, 14 pcs. MAN TGM and   10 pcs. Iveco Daily.

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1. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — 36 pcs.
2. Mercedes-Benz Atego — 31 pcs.
3. MAN TGL — 16 pcs.
4. MAN TGM — 14 pcs.
5. Iveco Daily — 10 pcs.
6. MAN TGX — 9 pcs.
7. DAF XF — 7 pcs.
8. DAF CF — 6 pcs.
9. Volkswagen Crafter — 5 pcs.
10. Renault Master — 5 pcs.
11. Volvo FL — 4 pcs.
12. Renault Midlum — 4 pcs.
13. Iveco EuroCargo — 4 pcs.
14. Volvo FH — 3 pcs.
15. Mercedes-Benz Actros — 3 pcs.
16. MAN TGS — 3 pcs.
17. Volvo FE — 2 pcs.
18. DAF LF — 2 pcs.
19. Volvo FM — 1 pc.
20. Scania R-Series — 1 pc.

The most popular new trucks

Among the new trucks , vans were registered for the first time in June — 23 pcs., dump trucks —22 units, garbage trucks — 15, container trucks — 6 units, and 5 units gas stations.

The most popular new truck was the Intercagotruck F24121 refrigerator van, bought in the amount of 29 units. The second row is occupied by another product of a local company that installs superstructures on imported chassis, Intercagotruck F17422 (executed as a "ref" or a van for transporting bread).

Scania P-Series is on the third step, with a total of 13 units, on the fourth is a garbage truck based on Ford Trucks 1833 (11 units).

The collection van based on the Ford Transit VD C3/M3 with the number of 10 units closes the five new trucks.

1. Intercargotruck F24121 — 29 pcs.
2. Intercargotruck F17422 — 23 pcs.
3. Scania P-Series — 13 pcs.
4. Ford Trucks 1833 DC — 11 pcs.
5. VD C3/M3 FTCC (collector based on Ford Transit) — 10 pcs.
6. TAD P32-MN — 9 pcs .
7. Renault Master — 8 pcs.
8. Intercargotruck F17222 — 8 pcs.
9. SKS REND12-01BP — 8 pcs.
10. Iveco Daily — 7 pcs.
11. ISUZU NPR75 — 6 pcs.
12. SCS TCL-SU — 6 pcs.
13. Volkswagen Crafter — 5 pcs.
14. MAN TGS — 5 pcs.
15. Intercargotruck F24141 — 5 pcs.
16. Intercargotruck F15121 — 5 pcs.
17. EVERLAST APZ-14-MN-33.4006X4BBCH-1 — 5 pcs.
18. TAD P16-IV — 4 pcs.
19. AVTR AV18D — 4 pcs.
20. TK IV-APM (emergency repair based on Iveco EuroCargo) — 4 pcs.

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