In April, the Ukrainian auto market once again posted positive growth, with an increase of 3%
4 May 11:17
In April 2026, Ukrainians purchased approximately 6,200 new passenger cars, which is 3% more than in April 2025 and 5% more than in March of this year, according to Ukravtoprom, as reported by "Komersant Ukrainian".
Toyota remains the most popular brand with 750 units sold, which is 7% more than in April 2025 but 17.4% less than sales in March 2025.
Renault ranks second, with sales up 19% compared to April of last year and 25.6% compared to March of this year, reaching 653 units.
Skoda took third place with a 18% drop in sales compared to April 2025 and a slight decline compared to March 2026—450 units.
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The Chinese brand BYD (one of the sales leaders in the final months of 2025, which had dropped out of the top ten by early 2026) climbed to fourth place from tenth in March of this year – 448 units (up 53% from April of last year).
Next came BMW – 442 units (45%), Volkswagen – 412 units (-23%), Hyundai – 337 units (17%), Mazda – 244 units (230%), Nissan – 216 units (-3%), and Suzuki – 188 units (-30%).
The best-selling model of the month was the Renault Duster compact crossover.
According to Ukravtoprom, a total of over 21,500 new passenger cars were sold in the country from January to April, which is 7% more than last year.
Meanwhile, the information and analytical group AUTO-Consulting reports that the new passenger car market in April totaled 6,170 vehicles, which is 3.8% more than in March and 0.8% more than in April of last year.
“Thus, the Ukrainian auto market continues to grow and demonstrate positive trends. There is also active competition,” the group’s website states.
According to experts, the top three were also led by Toyota (799 units), Renault (604 units), and Skoda (450 units), followed by BMW (445 units) and BYD (433 units).
“BYD continues to surprise this season. In April, it was already No. 5 on the Ukrainian market again (123% growth), following a sharp drop in electric car sales. Nevertheless, BYD is recovering its sales volumes and is even establishing a dealer network across Ukraine,” the post states.
According to information on the website of “BB Cars” (Kyiv region), which was registered in November 2022 in the Bucha district, in March 2026, it announced the signing of an exclusive strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese company Beijing North Huapeng Materials Sales Co. regarding the development of BYD vehicle distribution in Ukraine.
AUTO-Consulting also notes that another trend in April was a significant increase in Citroën sales (11th place compared to 18th in March and a 50% increase)
At the same time, among the negative results, they note that Mercedes-Benz lost significant ground in April (-22.5% compared to March 2026, down to 117 units).
“But there are objective reasons for this, as one of the Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Kyiv was hit by rocket fire in April, resulting in many cars being burned. Therefore, unfortunately, Mercedes-Benz found itself in a difficult situation,” the post notes.
As reported, according to AUTO-Consulting, Ukrainians purchased 83,443 new passenger cars in 2025, which is 17% more than the previous year, and according to “Ukravtoprom,” the market also grew by 17%—to 81,300 units.
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