Abstract
The paper analyzes the used car market in Ukraine for the period 2017-2023. The author provides information on the volumes and structure of the used car market, analyzes the number of used cars sold from primary imports and re-registrations. It was found that the secondary car market has shown a rapid growth in the period from 2017 to 2023. In 2022, 69.37% more used cars were sold than in 2017. The share of imported cars in the used car market increased from 9.82% in 2017 to 37.75% in 2022. At the same time, the share of used passenger cars with re-registrations decreased from 90.18% in 2017 to 62.25% in 2022. The author collected statistics for the TOP-20 brands of used passenger cars according to the data of the websites "PLANETAVTO", "AUTO.RIA" and «RST» and analyzed 620 models of passenger cars by their sales volumes from May 2021 to May 2023. The paper calculated the growth rates of sales of the most popular used passenger cars in 2022-2021 and 2023-2022. According to the results of the study, the leaders of the Ukrainian used passenger car market were Volkswagen, Renault, VAZ and Skoda. The author studied the most popular models of used passenger cars, including Volkswagen Passat, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Renault Megane, among others. It was found that the most popular types of bodywork for used passenger cars are sedans, hatchbacks and crossovers. Among the different types of passenger car classes, the most popular are mid-range and comfort class cars. The author pays special attention to environmentally friendly used passenger cars. The number of electric cars and hybrid models sold in 2021-2023 is 98,794 units, which is 7.81% of the total volume of sales of used passenger cars. The most popular models of used electric cars are Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen E-Golf, Chevrolet Bolt EV, and BMW i3. The most popular used hybrids are Toyota Camry, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Corolla, and Nissan Qashqai. The author analyzed the factors that influence the development of the used passenger car market, including: changes in the economy, rising fuel prices, the introduction of new technologies in the automotive industry, the availability of loans and interest rates, the growing awareness of ecology and environmental standards, changes in legal norms and political decisions related to the automotive industry.
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