Semi-trailer market for vans: What was bought in August?
Experts of the Auto Market Research Institute analyzed the statistics of vehicle registrations in Ukraine in August and identified the top types and 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 tractor unit segment did not show growth in August, a similar pattern is observed in the related semi-trailer segment. Over the past month, Ukrainians purchased 2,100 new and used semi-trailers (32 units less than the previous month). It by 36.8% less than in the same period last year in 2023, and also by 1.5% less compared to the results of July-2024.
By individual sub-segments, the dynamics of semi-trailer trade is as follows (comparing last month to the month before it, MM, and last month to the same month last year, YY):
- Domestic resales: +0.2% MM, -27% YY
- Used imports: +7.4% MM, -45.2% YY
- New imports: −36.5% MM, −56.9% YY
- Made in Ukraine: 0% MM, −74.6% YY
According to the results of August, 63.5% of all semi-trailers were bought on the domestic market (1,320 transactions). 608 used semi-trailers were brought from abroad, which accounted for 29.3% of the total volume.
7.2% of semi-trailers (150 units) were purchased new. Of this number, 16 were produced in Ukraine, and the remaining 134 units. were imported new from abroad.
The most popular semi-trailers on the domestic market
Among manufacturers, the German Shmitz remains the leader in the domestic market of semi-trailers — 320 units were purchased.
The second and third places were also taken by German brands — Krone (153 units) and Kögel (139 units), respectively.
- Schmitz — 320 pcs.
- Krone — 153 pcs.
- Koegel — 139 pcs.
- Schwarzmueller — 64 pcs.
- Wielton — 52 pcs.
- Bodex — 45 pcs.
- Fruehauf — 34 pcs.
- VanHool — 24 pcs.
- Trailor — 21 pcs.
- Pacton — 19 pcs.
The most popular used semi-trailers brought from abroad
The Shmitz brand once again topped the list of the most popular used semi-trailers imported from abroad with a total of 220 first registrations.
Second place was won by Krone products (85 units). Kögel (57 units) was in third place.
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- Schmitz — 220 pcs.
- Krone — 85 pcs.
- Koegel — 57 pcs.
- Stas — 19 pcs.
- Fruehauf — 17 pcs.
- Wielton — 16 pcs.
- Schwarzmueller — 15 pcs.
- Magyar — 15 pcs.
- Benalu — 12 pcs.
- General Trailers — 10 pcs.
The most popular new semi-trailers
The rating of manufacturers of new semi-trailers will continue to be headed by the German Shmitz (52 units). Second place was taken by Mega products (17 units), and third place by Kaesbohrer (13 units).
- Schmitz — 52 pcs.
- Mega — 17 pcs.
- Kaessbohrer — 13 pcs.
- Winton — 11 pcs.
- Wielton — 11 pcs.
- Bodex — 10 pcs.
- Everlast — 5 pcs.
- TAD — 4 pcs.
- Schwarzmueller — 4 pcs.
- Zmiiv-Trans — 4 pcs.
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