Ukraine August 2017: RAV4 and Duster catch up on Sportage

September 27, 2017
Matt Gasnier

The Toyota RAV4 is up 88% year-on-year in Ukraine in August.

* See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 243 All-models by clicking on the title *

The Ukrainian new car market is up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 6.598 registrations, returning the sales level to 2014 (6.402) and 90% above the August 2015 figure. Year-to-date, new car sales in Ukraine are up a round 30% on 2016 to 49.900 units, up 92% on 2015 but down 30% on 2014 and down 65% on 2013.

First 8 months comparison – Ukraine 2013/2017:

UKR	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
2013	11,989	13,591	22,565	26,115	15,091	14,887	17,984	22,195
2014	11,875	15,215	10,964	7,754	5,675	6,209	6,818	6,402
2015	2,597	2,924	2,259	3,057	2,994	3,372	5,344	3,464
2016	3,183	4,201	4,902	5,697	4,447	4,781	5,548	5,629
2017	4,822	4,856	7,278	6,445	6,592	6,884	6,425	6,598

VW Tiguan sales are up 14-fold on August 2016 in Ukraine thanks to the new model.

In the brands ranking, the podium frankly outpaces the market with both Toyota and Renault up 28% while Volkswagen is up 27% and overtakes Kia to land in third place year-to-date also. In fact, the Top 8 brands for August exactly replicate the YTD order, with Skoda delivering the largest gain in the Top 10 at +73% followed by Nissan up 46%. Ford, down a harsh 42% on August 2016, is the only carmaker in the Top 12 to lose ground. Notice also Honda (+70%), Mitsubishi (+81%), Citroen (+86%), Porsche (+105%), Great Wall (+129%), Chery (+133%), Infiniti (+156%) and Seat (+282%) all posting spectacular year-on-year gains.

Chery sales are up 133% this month in Ukraine.

Model-wise, the Kia Sportage resist on top but sees its sales only advance by a meagre 1% year-on-year. Ion contrast, the Toyota RAV4 surges 88% and the Renault Duster soars 95% on the podium. The Skoda Octavia (+78%) at #5, the VW Tiguan up 14-fold on August 2016 at #7 and the Mazda CX-5 up 94% to #8 also impress inside the Top 10 where the Ravon R2 breaks into at #9. The SUV wave is totally engulfing the Ukrainian market with the Nissan Qashqai (+91%), Juke (+162%), Toyota Prado (+110%), Mitsubishi Outlander (+178%), Peugeot 3008 (+590%), Chery Tiggo (+170%) and Lexus RX (+64%) signing some of the largest gains inside the Top 50

Previous month: Ukraine July 2017: Kia Sportage cements domination in market up 32% YTD

Previous year: Ukraine Full Year 2016: Kia Sportage takes the lead in recovering market

Full August 2017 Top 50 All-brands and Top 243 All-models below.

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