In the first quarter of the current year in Ukraine in import mode imported to 127.2 thousand units of motor vehicles amounting to almost 994,4 million U.S. dollars, according to the Association of car manufacturers Ukrautoprom.
compared to the same period last year import of motor vehicles decreased by 44 percent.
the decrease In total imports was due to passenger cars.
At the same time, the import of trucks and special vehicles rose 2%, to 10.9 thousand units, while foreign purchases of buses by 5%, to nearly 500 pieces
as for the largest segment of the automobile imports of passenger cars, their number in comparison with the first quarter of 2019 has decreased by 46% to 115.8 thousand PCs Total customs value of these cars amounted to nearly 823 million dollars.
More than half of this amount (418,6 million dollars) was spent on the purchase of used machines, which were imported in the amount of more than 94 thousand.
purchases of almost 21.8 thousand new cars cost the importers in 404,4 million dollars.
the Largest suppliers of new cars in the first quarter were: Japan (4574 PCs), Romania (3849 pieces) and China (3335 items).
second-hand cars often imported from: Germany (26425 pieces), USA (15723 PC.) and France (10177 PCs.).
