Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May.
The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while Volkswagen (+163.9%) returns to the third spot it holds year-to-date. Hyundai (+115.5%) is up two spots on April to #4 with BMW (+158.6%) rounding out the Top 5 and now ranked #4 year-to-date above Skoda (+55.1%). The rest of the Top 10 entirely outrace the market: Suzuki (+739.3%), Mazda (+382.4%), Audi (+254.5%) and Mercedes (+134.7%) all post sensational year-on-year gains.
Previous month: Ukraine April 2023: BMW (+945.2%), Suzuki (+757.7%) stand out in market up 333.2%
Full May 2023 Top 30 brands ranking below.
Ukraine May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 861 | 16.8% | 109.5% | 1 | 3,405 | 15.9% | 73.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 501 | 9.8% | 72.8% | 2 | 2,103 | 9.8% | -1.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 446 | 8.7% | 163.9% | 4 | 1,808 | 8.4% | 124.6% | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 347 | 6.8% | 115.5% | 6 | 1,290 | 6.0% | 47.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | BMW | 344 | 6.7% | 158.6% | 3 | 1,639 | 7.6% | 240.7% | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Skoda | 290 | 5.7% | 55.1% | 5 | 1,592 | 7.4% | 65.7% | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 235 | 4.6% | 739.3% | 8 | 1,021 | 4.8% | 262.1% | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 230 | 4.5% | 134.7% | 7 | 1,143 | 5.3% | 130.0% | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Mazda | 164 | 3.2% | 382.4% | 9 | 839 | 3.9% | 128.6% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Audi | 156 | 3.0% | 254.5% | 17 | 340 | 1.6% | -7.6% | 18 | 16 |
| 11 | Nissan | 150 | 2.9% | 26.1% | 10 | 513 | 2.4% | -23.8% | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Lexus | 149 | 2.9% | 313.9% | 11 | 708 | 3.3% | 324.0% | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | Kia | 123 | 2.4% | 7.0% | 12 | 492 | 2.3% | 21.5% | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | Chery | 122 | 2.4% | 93.7% | 13 | 477 | 2.2% | -40.8% | 13 | 7 |
| 15 | Dongfeng | 109 | 2.1% | 419.0% | 20 | 431 | 2.0% | 762.0% | 14 | 38 |
| 16 | Land Rover | 93 | 1.8% | 481.3% | 16 | 413 | 1.9% | 153.4% | 15 | 21 |
| 17 | Volvo | 83 | 1.6% | 62.7% | 14 | 356 | 1.7% | 89.4% | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | Mitsubishi | 83 | 1.6% | -23.9% | 24 | 261 | 1.2% | -66.8% | 22 | 8 |
| 19 | Porsche | 72 | 1.4% | 132.3% | 18 | 294 | 1.4% | 133.3% | 19 | 26 |
| 20 | Peugeot | 65 | 1.3% | 27.5% | 15 | 340 | 1.6% | -27.5% | 17 | 11 |
| 21 | Great Wall | 60 | 1.2% | 900.0% | n/a | 73 | 0.3% | 305.6% | 29 | 40 |
| 22 | Citroen | 58 | 1.1% | 28.9% | 19 | 285 | 1.3% | -10.7% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | MG | 47 | 0.9% | 104.3% | 21 | 206 | 1.0% | 59.7% | 23 | 34 |
| 24 | Opel | 45 | 0.9% | 87.5% | 26 | 145 | 0.7% | -13.2% | 25 | 22 |
| 25 | Honda | 44 | 0.9% | 22.2% | 22 | 266 | 1.2% | 94.2% | 21 | 29 |
| 26 | Subaru | 33 | 0.6% | 266.7% | 25 | 154 | 0.7% | 28.3% | 24 | 28 |
| 27 | BYD | 26 | 0.5% | 766.7% | 29 | 112 | 0.5% | 2140.0% | 27 | 51 |
| 28 | Haval | 25 | 0.5% | -45.7% | n/a | 75 | 0.3% | -72.2% | 28 | 23 |
| 29 | Lada (VAZ) | 24 | 0.5% | 200.0% | 28 | 120 | 0.6% | -52.9% | 26 | 15 |
| 30 | Cupra | 23 | 0.4% | 283.3% | 27 | 66 | 0.3% | 560.0% | 30 | 48 |
Source: Manufacturers
