(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In 2020, 85,500 new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine, which is 3% less than in 2019, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Ukrautoprom).

In 2020, positive dynamics of sales of new passenger cars was recorded in January (up 34%), February (up 21%), June (up 12%), July (up 10%), September (up 6%), and December (up 7%). In December 2020, Ukrainians purchased and registered a record number of new passenger cars for 2020 - 9,801 vehicles.

The lowest volumes of sales were recorded in March (down 15%), April (down 47%), May (down 15%), August (down 16%), October (down 6%), and November (down 17%).

In 2020, Renault cars had the largest demand, with 14,360 cars registered. However, its share on the market of new passenger cars decreased by 2% from 2019. The most popular car model was Renault Duster, with 5,534 cars registered.

The second in terms of sales was Toyota, with 13,315 cars sold, up 6% from 2019. The most popular car model was Toyota RAV-4, with 5,689 cars registered.

KIA ranked third. It sold 6,089 cars in 2020, which is down 20% from 2019. The most popular car model was Sportage, with 5,043 cars registered.

The top 10 most popular passenger cars purchased in Ukraine in 2020 were also Skoda 5,061 cars (down 19% from 2019); Hyundai 4,031 cars (down 21%); Nissan 3,834 cars (down 28%); Volkswagen 3,690 cars (down 21%); Peugeot 3,037 cars (up 28%); Suzuki 2,966 cars (up 13%); Mazda 2,844 cars (up 15%).

As reported by Ukrinform, 88,500 new cars were registered in the Ukrainian market in 2019, which is 8% higher than in 2018 (81,800).

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