This is due to the high cost of gasoline.
In the first quarter of the current year in Ukraine there were 12 286 sales of new passenger cars.
According to the Association, the most popular among Ukrainians are the vehicles with petrol engines. Such vehicles since the beginning of the year, it has sold 7 058 od. or 57.4% of the total number of primary registrations of new passenger cars. Compared to the first quarter of last year, the share of petrol cars on the market decreased by 0.1 percentage points.
Cars with diesel engines took 34.2% of the market (4 199 sales), showing a decrease in their market share compared to the previous year by 0.7 p. p.
Cars with installed gas equipment, chose 912 of the buyer. Thus, the market share of these vehicles has increased relative to the First quarter of 2015. 0.6 percentage points and was 7.4 percent.
With a score of 75 sales 0.6% took market electric vehicles, which share a year ago was 0.3 per cent.
The lowest demand in the first three months on the market new cars used hybrid cars – 42 sale. As a result, the vehicles with hybrid drive has taken, as in the past year, 0.3% of market of new passenger cars.
Leader in petrol segment in the reporting period was the Toyota Corolla, which from the beginning has chosen 356 buyer.
In diesel car sales leadership belongs to the Renault Logan, for three months the cars of this model were sold 289 PCs.
Of the cars presented on the Ukrainian market with gas equipment, the greatest demand for Lada 4×4 (158 PCs.).
Most popular electric car in the first quarter of 2016 was the Nissan Leaf, the result is 52, sold the car.
In the smallest segment of the market – hybrid cars – often bought Lexus NX 300h. For the first three months of this year, their first there are 24 cars of this model.
