Ukraine Vehicles Sales 2016 finally bottomed up starting a recovery after years of collapse. The market is now at almost one tenth of the record level hit just 8 years ago. Toyota is market leader.
Market Outlook
Ukraine’s recovery picked up steam in Q3 2016, as GDP grew at the fastest pace in almost three years. Data for the fourth quarter suggest that the economy continued on a modest recovery path with industrial production expanded at the fastest pace in eight months in November.
The government’s cooperation with the IMF bodes well for Ukraine’s outlook and the economy is expected to continue on an upward trajectory. The FocusEconomics panel sees GDP rising by 2.4% this year.
Following three consecutive years of double-digit decline, the domestic vehicles market in 2016 bottomed down started a slow recovery. Indeed the market is now almost one tenth of the 2008 record and the way to recover is really hard.
According to data released by the Ukrautoprom, the Ukrainian Associations of Car Manufacturers, the vehicles passengers sold in full year had been 66.346 units (+25.6%).
Competitive Arena
The leader was Toyota with 7.668 units (+56.4%) ahead of the Renault with 6.389 (+51.6%) and Volkswagen with 5.001 (+117.5%). Geely was the best performer of the year, while among the sharpest increase were reported by MG, Jaguar, Opel, Seat, Lexus and Mercedes.
Ssangyong posted the sharpest slowdown losing 73.8% followed by Chery, Jac, Chevrolet, Honda, Infiniti, Zaz and Fiat.
The best-selling model for the first time was the Kia Sportage with 2.736 sales (+195.1%), beating the previous leader the Renault Logan, which ranked 2nd with 2.079 (+26.8%). The Renault Duster was third with 2.032 units (+119.2%).
Below, you can sort our interactive tables to see data regarding Brands and Groups. Please bear in mind that sales data are subject to adjustments as sources will update their information. This report is updated at the publishing date and will not be modified while the next on this subject will always have the year to date data updated.
| Rank Dec | Rank 2016 | BRAND | Sales December | Sales 2016 FY | Variation December | Variation 2016 FY | Share December | Share 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Toyota | 822 | 7.668 | 68,4% | 56,4% | 11,2% | 11,4% |
| 2 | 2 | Renault | 768 | 6.389 | 32,4% | 51,6% | 10,5% | 9,5% |
| 4 | 3 | Volkswagen | 448 | 5.001 | 46,4% | 117,5% | 6,1% | 7,4% |
| 3 | 4 | Skoda | 513 | 4.145 | 90,7% | 90,8% | 7,0% | 6,2% |
| 6 | 5 | Kia | 443 | 3.982 | 127,2% | 97,7% | 6,0% | 5,9% |
| 5 | 6 | Ford | 446 | 3.612 | 38,1% | 38,5% | 6,1% | 5,4% |
| 8 | 7 | Nissan | 379 | 3.444 | 37,8% | 29,5% | 5,2% | 5,1% |
| 7 | 8 | Hyundai | 399 | 3.396 | 76,5% | 32,9% | 5,4% | 5,0% |
| 9 | 9 | BMW | 297 | 3.073 | 54,7% | 70,1% | 4,1% | 4,6% |
| 10 | 10 | Zaz | 284 | 2.758 | 13,1% | -3,8% | 3,9% | 4,1% |
| 11 | 11 | Mercedes | 245 | 2.464 | 8,4% | 102,3% | 3,3% | 3,7% |
| 13 | 12 | Mazda | 196 | 2.342 | -14,4% | 3,6% | 2,7% | 3,5% |
| 14 | 13 | Suzuki | 181 | 1.767 | 30,2% | 45,6% | 2,5% | 2,6% |
| 12 | 14 | Audi | 207 | 1.674 | 61,7% | 73,8% | 2,8% | 2,5% |
| 20 | 15 | Lada | 89 | 1.533 | -54,1% | 53,3% | 1,2% | 2,3% |
| 16 | 16 | Peugeot | 157 | 1.273 | 115,1% | 34,3% | 2,1% | 1,9% |
| 18 | 17 | Chevrolet | 118 | 1.203 | -62,2% | -11,5% | 1,6% | 1,8% |
| 17 | 18 | Lexus | 144 | 1.164 | 100,0% | 141,5% | 2,0% | 1,7% |
| 15 | 19 | Mitsubishi | 164 | 1.028 | 46,4% | 30,8% | 2,2% | 1,5% |
| 22 | 20 | Land Rover | 74 | 913 | -3,9% | 48,7% | 1,0% | 1,4% |
| 21 | 21 | Citroen | 87 | 850 | -1,1% | 22,0% | 1,2% | 1,3% |
| 23 | 22 | Volvo | 70 | 663 | 1,4% | 83,1% | 1,0% | 1,0% |
| 25 | 23 | Subaru | 60 | 603 | 50,0% | 21,8% | 0,8% | 0,9% |
| 19 | 24 | GAZ | 105 | 555 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 1,4% | 0,8% |
| 35 | 25 | Geely | 23 | 459 | 0,3% | 0,7% | ||
| 31 | 26 | MAZ | 34 | 407 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 0,5% | 0,6% |
| 27 | 27 | Honda | 52 | 405 | 48,6% | -6,5% | 0,7% | 0,6% |
| 26 | 28 | Seat | 59 | 404 | 637,5% | 141,9% | 0,8% | 0,6% |
| 29 | 29 | Fiat | 38 | 400 | 65,2% | -1,5% | 0,5% | 0,6% |
| 28 | 30 | Opel | 41 | 393 | 310,0% | 148,7% | 0,6% | 0,6% |
| 32 | 31 | Porsche | 33 | 315 | 13,8% | 34,6% | 0,5% | 0,5% |
| 36 | 32 | Ravon | 22 | 282 | 0,3% | 0,4% | ||
| 30 | 33 | Chery | 35 | 260 | -70,1% | -62,9% | 0,5% | 0,4% |
| 33 | 34 | Great Wall | 29 | 237 | 141,7% | 4,4% | 0,4% | 0,4% |
| 34 | 35 | Infiniti | 26 | 211 | -25,7% | -5,4% | 0,4% | 0,3% |
| 39 | 36 | Foton | 14 | 194 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 0,2% | 0,3% |
| 24 | 37 | MG | 61 | 191 | 536,7% | 0,8% | 0,3% | |
| 38 | 38 | Ruta | 15 | 180 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 0,2% | 0,3% |
| 36 | 39 | Jaguar | 22 | 153 | 245,0% | 0,3% | 0,2% | |
| 41 | 40 | Daewoo | 12 | 150 | -61,3% | 0,2% | 0,2% | |
| 41 | 41 | Jac | 12 | 149 | -36,8% | -21,2% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 41 | 42 | BAZ | 12 | 144 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 37 | 43 | Mini | 17 | 140 | 142,9% | 60,9% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 40 | 44 | Jeep | 13 | 122 | 30,0% | 63,7% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 44 | 45 | SsangYong | 6 | 121 | -89,5% | -73,8% | 0,1% | 0,2% |
| 44 | 46 | Iveco | 6 | 81 | 0,0% | 0,0% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 44 | 47 | UAZ | 6 | 75 | -50,0% | 158,6% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 42 | 48 | Smart | 9 | 60 | 800,0% | 300,0% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 46 | 49 | Zotye | 3 | 50 | 200,0% | 0,0% | 0,1% | |
| 43 | 50 | Tesla | 7 | 47 | 250,0% | 104,3% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 47 | 51 | Acura | 2 | 34 | -77,8% | -74,2% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 39 | 52 | Tata | 14 | 22 | 0,0% | -71,8% | 0,2% | 0,0% |
| 45 | 53 | Maserati | 5 | 19 | 72,7% | 0,1% | 0,0% |
| Rank Dec | Rank 2016 | GROUP | Sales December | Sales 2016 FY | Variation December | Variation 2016 FY | Share December | Share 2016 FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault-Nissan | 1.262 | 11.579 | 16,3% | 42,8% | 17,2% | 17,2% |
| 2 | 2 | Volkswagen | 1.261 | 11.549 | 70,4% | 97,8% | 17,2% | 17,2% |
| 3 | 3 | Toyota | 966 | 8.832 | 72,5% | 64,0% | 13,2% | 13,1% |
| 4 | 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 842 | 7.378 | 100,0% | 61,4% | 11,5% | 11,0% |
| 5 | 5 | Ford | 446 | 3.612 | 38,1% | 38,5% | 6,1% | 5,4% |
| 6 | 6 | BMW | 314 | 3.216 | 57,8% | 69,6% | 4,3% | 4,8% |
| 7 | 7 | Zaz | 284 | 2.758 | 13,1% | -3,8% | 3,9% | 4,1% |
| 8 | 8 | Mercedes Daimler | 254 | 2.524 | 11,9% | 104,7% | 3,5% | 3,8% |
| 10 | 9 | Mazda | 196 | 2.342 | -14,4% | 3,6% | 2,7% | 3,5% |
| 9 | 10 | PSA | 244 | 2.123 | 51,6% | 29,1% | 3,3% | 3,2% |
| Rank Dec | Rank 2016 | Model | Sales December | Sales 2016 | Variation December | Variation 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Kia Sportage | 411 | 2.736 | 195,1% | |
| 33 | 2 | Renault Logan | 60 | 2.079 | 26,8% | |
| 5 | 3 | Renault Duster | 296 | 2.032 | 119,2% | |
| 3 | 4 | Skoda Octavia | 340 | 1.924 | 122,9% | |
| 6 | 5 | Toyota RAV4 | 212 | 1.902 | 149,3% | |
| 32 | 6 | Volkswagen Jetta | 62 | 1.895 | ||
| 74 | 7 | Geely Emgrand EC7 | - | 1.875 | 0,0% | |
| 4 | 8 | Toyota Corolla | 301 | 1.854 | 81,6% | |
| 18 | 9 | Ford Fiesta | 130 | 1.544 | 124,1% | 87,2% |
| 74 | 10 | Bogdan 110 | - | 1.494 | 0,0% | |
| 10 | 11 | Toyota Camry | 182 | 1.393 | 0,0% | 24,0% |
| 37 | 12 | Volkswagen Polo | 49 | 1.226 | 145,0% | 157,6% |
| 74 | 13 | ZAZ Sens | - | 1.190 | 3,7% | |
| 74 | 14 | Fiat Doblo | - | 1.175 | 0,0% | |
| 58 | 15 | Hyundai Tucson | 17 | 1.126 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Lada 4×4 | 80 | 1.093 | 40,4% | 67,1% |
| 8 | 17 | Nissan Qashqai | 202 | 1.054 | 50,7% | |
| 19 | 18 | Renault Sandero | 117 | 1.031 | 23,6% | |
| 28 | 19 | Suzuki Vitara | 80 | 998 | 207,7% | 228,3% |
| 74 | 20 | Chevrolet Lacetti | - | 981 | 0,0% | |
| 64 | 21 | Mercedes GLE | 10 | 969 | 0,0% | 312,3% |
| 74 | 22 | Geely MK | - | 954 | 0,0% | |
| 1 | 23 | BMW X5 | 601 | 943 | 29,5% | 8,4% |
| 11 | 24 | Skoda Rapid | 180 | 934 | 23,9% | |
| 74 | 25 | Geely MK-2/Cross | - | 895 | 0,0% | |
| 22 | 26 | Skoda Fabia | 100 | 886 | 218,7% | |
| 12 | 27 | Nissan X-Trail | 177 | 871 | 24,2% | |
| 33 | 28 | Hyundai Accent | 60 | 867 | -0,1% | 204,2% |
| 29 | 29 | Audi Q7 | 79 | 856 | 2,6% | 88,2% |
| 23 | 30 | Ford Kuga | 98 | 814 | 11,2% | |
| 16 | 31 | Mazda CX-5 | 134 | 802 | -71,8% | -23,9% |
| 13 | 32 | Mazda6 | 159 | 788 | -4,2% | 32,7% |
| 7 | 33 | Chevrolet Niva | 209 | 746 | -28,2% | 52,3% |
| 44 | 34 | ZAZ Forza | 35 | 738 | 495,2% | |
| 74 | 35 | GAZ Gazelle | - | 737 | 0,0% | |
| 31 | 36 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 69 | 736 | 184,2% | |
| 17 | 37 | Ford Focus | 133 | 722 | 8,7% | |
| 9 | 38 | BMW 5 Series | 200 | 675 | 261,0% | |
| 15 | 39 | Mazda3 | 145 | 670 | -63,7% | 12,4% |
| 20 | 40 | Hyundai Santa fe | 115 | 661 | 6,3% |
