Ukraine November 2018: Renault, Nissan, Kia shine in third consecutive market decline
The Qashqai (+214%) helps Nissan up 108% in Ukraine in November.
The Ukrainian new light vehicle market seems to have hit a plateau, with November marking its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -4.4% to 7.337 registrations. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.4% to 74.842 units but is still 62% below the pre-Crimea crisis levels of 2013 (196.275 units in 11 months). Renault soars 15% to snap the brands pole position for the third time in the past 5 months at 11.8% share vs. 10.6% year-to-date, distancing the YTD leader Toyota (-10%) at 10.3% vs. 12.4%. But it’s Nissan (+108%) that’s the most impressive in the Top 10 (and Top 30), managing to double its sales year-on-year. Kia (+29%) and Mitsubishi (+18%) also shine but Volkswagen (-34%), Mazda (-28%) and Mercedes (-23%) struggle. Further down, notice Tesla (+210%), JAC (+133%), Porsche (+76%), Honda (+64%), Chery (+56%), Jaguar (+53%), Seat (+48%), Fiat (+45%), Infiniti (+26%) and Subaru (+24%) all posting spectacular gains.
Ukraine monthly volumes January-November 2013-2018:
| UKR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 10m |
| 2013 | 11,989 | 13,591 | 22,565 | 26,115 | 15,091 | 14,887 | 17,984 | 22,195 | 20,333 | 16,081 | 15,444 | 17,047 | 196,275 |
| 2014 | 11,875 | 15,215 | 10,964 | 7,754 | 5,675 | 6,209 | 6,818 | 6,402 | 5,788 | 5,891 | 6,802 | 7,629 | 89,393 |
| 2015 | 2,597 | 2,924 | 2,259 | 3,057 | 2,994 | 3,372 | 5,344 | 3,464 | 4,376 | 5,596 | 5,144 | 5,419 | 41,127 |
| 2016 | 3,183 | 4,201 | 4,902 | 5,697 | 4,447 | 4,781 | 5,548 | 5,629 | 5,771 | 6,073 | 7,728 | 7,601 | 57,960 |
| 2017 | 4,822 | 4,856 | 7,278 | 6,445 | 6,592 | 6,884 | 6,425 | 6,598 | 7,840 | 7,652 | 7,677 | 9,179 | 73,069 |
| 2018 | 6,624 | 5,867 | 6,806 | 6,844 | 6,838 | 6,513 | 6,685 | 7,338 | 6,776 | 7,214 | 7,337 | 74,842 |
Model-wise, the Kia Sportage (+29%) signs a 5th win in the past 6 months but remains at #2 year-to-date below the Renault Duster (+12%) at #2 this month while the Nissan Qashqai surges 214% to land on the third step of the podium. The Renault Logan (+38%) and Toyota RAV4 (-30%) round up the Top 5 with the Skoda Rapid (+137%), Nissan X-Trail (+102%), Renault Sandero (+58%) and Hyundai Tucson (+20%) also in excellent shape in the remainder of the Top 10. The Chery Tiggo 2 (#30) leads all recent launches above the Audi Q8 (#37) once again very impressive and the Chery Tiggo 7 (#43).
Previous month: Ukraine October 2018: Nissan Qashqai and Audi Q8 impress, 5th market decline in past 12 months
One year ago: Ukraine November 2017: Kia Sportage #1, Mazda CX-5 up to #5
Full November 2018 Top 50 All-brands and Top 265 All-models below.
