Ukraine February 2018: VW Golf and Audi A3 top market up 20.8%

The VW Golf remains the best-selling nameplate in Ukraine.

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New car sales in Ukraine continue on their recovery, albeit with a more subdued 20.8% year-on-year gain in February to 5.867 registrations compared to +37.4% last month, leading to a year-to-date volume up 29.1% to 12.491 units. As it has been the case since December, February marks the highest score for the month in 4 years, since the 15.215 sales of February 2014. Both market leaders Volkswagen (+122%) and Toyota (+108%) vastly outpace the overall growth and more than double their deliveries year-on-year to end the month at 14.1% and 11.9% share respectively. Toyota leads year-to-date at 13.1% (+98%) above Volkswagen at 11.3% (+72%). Renault (+1%) and Nissan (+29%) follow while Ravon (+197%), Audi (+116%), Skoda (+46%) and Mazda (+33%) also post spectacular gains in the Top 10. Further down, notice Chery (+384%), Porsche (+100%), Citroen (+69%), Peugeot (+65%) and Mitsubishi (+45%) whereas ZAZ (-71%), BMW (-55%), Kia (-55%) and Fiat (-49%) lose the most ground.

Ukraine market evolution H1 2013-2018:

The VW Golf brilliantly holds onto the models pole position thanks to sales up a whopping 944% year-on-year, followed by the Audi A3 (+3700%), Toyota RAV4 (+468%) and Toyota Camry (+644%) all posting extravagant gains. Inside the Top 10, the VW Polo (+314%), Ravon R2 (+71%) and Nissan Qashqai (+51%) also impress while the 2017 leader, the Kia Sportage, dives down 66% to #18. The Chery Tiggo is up 411% to #16, leading all Chinese nameplates above the JAC S2 at #75, the Geely Emgrand 7 at #76 and Great Wall Voleex C30 at #110. The Ravon R4 (#14) is the best-selling recent launch (<12 months) above the Skoda Kodiaq (#22) and VW Arteon (#73).

Previous month: Ukraine January 2018: VW Golf leads market at highest in 4 years

Previous year: Ukraine Full Year 2017: Sportage and Duster top market up 25%

Full February 2018 Top 45 All-brands and Top 230 All-models below.