Lexus sales are up 4575% year-on-year in March.
New car sales in Ukraine bounce back up 726.2% year-on-year in March to 4,511 units on a year ago volume devastated by the Russian invasion. The Q1 2023 tally tilts into position at +0.3% and 11,199 registrations. Toyota (+636.4%) hold onto the top spot with 14.4% share ahead of Renault at 9.7%, both manufacturers trailing the surging market. However the next 9 carmakers all beat the market, with Lexus (+4575%) the most dynamic ahead of Dongfeng (+2950%), Suzuki (+2666.7%), BMW (+2630.8%), Mercedes (+1471.4%), Hyundai (+1447.1%), Volkswagen (+1442.9%), Mazda (+1357.1%) and Skoda (+835.1%).
Previous month: Ukraine February 2023: BMW, Suzuki, Dongfeng impress in market down -30%
One year ago: Ukraine March 2022: Russian invasion sends market down -93.9% year-on-year
Full March 2023 Top 30 brands ranking below.
Ukraine March 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos |
| 1 | Toyota | 648 | 14.4% | 636.4% | 1 | 1,739 | 15.5% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 438 | 9.7% | 305.6% | 2 | 1,059 | 9.5% | -35.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 432 | 9.6% | 1442.9% | 4 | 945 | 8.4% | 71.5% | 3 |
| 4 | BMW | 355 | 7.9% | 2630.8% | 5 | 856 | 7.6% | 179.7% | 5 |
| 5 | Skoda | 346 | 7.7% | 835.1% | 3 | 909 | 8.1% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 263 | 5.8% | 1447.1% | 7 | 662 | 5.9% | -0.2% | 7 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 220 | 4.9% | 1471.4% | 6 | 684 | 6.1% | 97.1% | 6 |
| 8 | Mazda | 204 | 4.5% | 1357.1% | 9 | 469 | 4.2% | 60.1% | 9 |
| 9 | Lexus | 187 | 4.1% | 4575.0% | 10 | 389 | 3.5% | 232.5% | 10 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 166 | 3.7% | 2666.7% | 8 | 563 | 5.0% | 146.9% | 8 |
| 11 | Dongfeng | 122 | 2.7% | 2950.0% | 11 | 261 | 2.3% | 987.5% | 11 |
| 12 | Chery | 99 | 2.2% | 560.0% | 15 | 250 | 2.2% | -64.7% | 12 |
| 13 | Land Rover | 97 | 2.2% | 781.8% | 12 | 226 | 2.0% | 66.2% | 14 |
| 14 | Nissan | 96 | 2.1% | 284.0% | 17 | 186 | 1.7% | -63.7% | 15 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 83 | 1.8% | 1283.3% | 14 | 179 | 1.6% | -53.4% | 16 |
| 16 | Citroen | 80 | 1.8% | 175.9% | 20 | 155 | 1.4% | -38.2% | 19 |
| 17 | Audi | 77 | 1.7% | 413.3% | n/a | 94 | 0.8% | -67.4% | 23 |
| 18 | Porsche | 71 | 1.6% | 545.5% | 19 | 148 | 1.3% | 70.1% | 20 |
| 19 | Volvo | 68 | 1.5% | 3300.0% | 16 | 175 | 1.6% | 34.6% | 17 |
| 20 | Honda | 63 | 1.4% | 1160.0% | 13 | 171 | 1.5% | 94.3% | 18 |
| 21 | Kia | 61 | 1.4% | 281.3% | 21 | 250 | 2.2% | -3.1% | 13 |
| 22 | Mitsubishi | 50 | 1.1% | 56.3% | 18 | 130 | 1.2% | -78.4% | 21 |
| 23 | MG | 40 | 0.9% | 700.0% | 23 | 102 | 0.9% | 8.5% | 22 |
| 24 | Subaru | 34 | 0.8% | 3300.0% | 22 | 88 | 0.8% | -15.4% | 24 |
| 25 | Lada (VAZ) | 31 | 0.7% | 342.9% | 24 | 72 | 0.6% | -69.4% | 25 |
| 26 | BYD | 30 | 0.7% | n/a | 27 | 64 | 0.6% | 6300.0% | 27 |
| 27 | Opel | 26 | 0.6% | 550.0% | 26 | 68 | 0.6% | -49.6% | 26 |
| 28 | Haval | 21 | 0.5% | 200.0% | 30 | 50 | 0.4% | -76.5% | 28 |
| 29 | Ford | 15 | 0.3% | 275.0% | 28 | 35 | 0.3% | -69.3% | 29 |
| 30 | Cupra | 12 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Manufacturers
