Ukraine: vehicle production down in April 2019

Ukrainian plants manufactured 1,880 motor vehicles in January-April, down by 31.4% YoY, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, UkrAutoProm. In particular, over the first four months, Ukrainian plants produced 1,587 cars (-33.4%), 15 commercial vehicles (-85.1%), and 278 buses (+9%). According to preliminary data provided by the association, 139 vehicles were manufactured in…

Ukraine: Bogdan Corporation manufactures first bus body for France’s Bluebus

Kyiv-based Bogdan Corporation, one of Ukraine’s major motor vehicles manufacturers, has manufactured the first 18-meter bus body for electric buses of Bluebus, a French manufacturer of environment-friendly public transport vehicles, as part of a new contract signed earlier this year. “Partnership with European companies is an important vector of the corporation’s development, which seeks to…