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During August 2025, Ukrainians purchased about 6.8 thousand new passenger cars. This is 16% less than in the same period last year. The best-seller of the month was the compact crossover Renault Duster.
This is reported by Delo.ua, citing data from Ukravtoprom and the Institute for Automotive Market Research (IDA).
Analysts explain the decline in sales by the fact that a year ago the market was in a frenzy of demand, caused by the expectation of the introduction of an additional 15% tax when buying a car.
Experts note that compared to July 2025, demand for new cars increased by 5%.
Gasoline, hybrid or electric car
Picture by fuel priorities in the new passenger car segment the following: leading gasoline version with a share of 31.7%. Second position — in electric cars — 28.1%. Hybrid versions power plants are currently in third position with a share of 23.2% in the segment. Diesel attracted the attention of only 16.9% of buyers.
According to Ukravtoprom, the Japanese brand Toyota continues to hold the lead in the market, with the Chinese automaker BYD breathing down its neck.
TOP 10 brands of August:
- Toyota – 999 units;
- BYD – 860 units;
- Renault – 529 units;
- Volkswagen – 527 units;
- Skoda – 407 units;
- Hyundai – 393 units;
- BMW – 337 units;
- Honda – 328 units;
- Suzuki – 231 units;
- Audi – 225 units;
The best-seller of the month was the compact crossover Renault Duster (486 units), but the BYD Song Plus was not far behind. Third place belongs to the Toyota RAV4.
Fraction legal of people who became buyers of new cars last month was 27.4%, private individual buyers, accordingly, 72.6% of new cars were purchased.
In total, 46 thousand new passenger cars have been registered in the country since the beginning of the year, which is 3% less than last year.
Recall that in July 2025, Ukrainians bought more than 6.4 thousand new passenger cars – this is 1% more than last year and 7% more than in June 2025.
