In March 2015, the Ukrainian motor vehicle assembly plants produced 430 vehicles, or by 92% less than last year's figures. As to the previous month, the automotive industry showed an increase of 207%, according to the data made available by the Ukravtoprom association.
On total, most cars produced this year, 303 units, were passenger cars (+3 687.5 as compared to the figures for February, and -94.3% against March a year ago).
Commercial vehicle output in March stood at 105 units (90% of all vehicles were manufactured by PJSC AvtoKrAZ). As compared to February, the production of commercial vehicles increased by 10.5%, but fell by 31 percent as compared to the last year's figures.
On total, the production of buses in the accounting month - 22 vehicles (-40.5% compared to the previous month, and -52.2% - to March a year ago).
In the first quarter this year, Ukraine produced 922 units showing a decrease of 93.5%, as compared to a similar period a year ago. Out of them:
Passenger cars – 535 vehicles (-96.1% compared to the last year’s figures).
Commercial cars – 309 vehicles (-22.9% compared to the last year’s figures).
Buses – 78 vehicles (-42.6% compared to the last year’s figures).
