In the first five months of this year, 30 thousand new cars were registered for the first time. Thus, compared to the same period in 2016, the market grew by a third.
The most popular brand in the last month of spring was Toyota. In May, 882 new cars of this brand were registered in Ukraine. The Japanese manufacturer moved ahead of last year's May figure by almost 62 percent.
The second place is occupied by Renault with a growth of 71 percent. The French brand's result for May is 709 cars.
The third most popular among Ukrainians was Skoda, which managed to sell 548 cars. Sales of this brand jumped by almost 90 percent compared to May 2016.
The fourth place with 448 completed deals is KIA. The Korean brand's growth compared to last year was 50 percent.
Volkswagen closes the top five with 398 new cars, although this is 23 percent less than in May a year ago.
The top ten best-selling brands of the reporting month also included: Nissan — 337 units (+76%), Hyundai — 331 units (+99%), Peugeot — 245 units (+380%), Ford — 243 units (+1%) and Mercedes-Benz — 228 units (+40%).
The title of the best-selling model of May was awarded to the KIA Sportage with a result of 311 cars.
