The marketing agency NAPI analyzed the dynamics of truck*, trailer, LCV**, and bus leasing in January-February 2024-2026.
In January-February 2025, truck leasing decreased by 44.9% on the similar period of 2024. In 2026, the figure fell by another 10.6% to 6.8 thousand units (3.1 thousand new and 3.7 thousand used). Leasing accounted for 44.5% of new truck sales this year (+6.2 p.p.), and 14.8% of used truck sales (+3.4 p.p.).
Trailer leasing fell by 49.2% in January-February 2025 and by 19.6% over the first two months of 2026. A total of 2.8 thousand trailers were leased this year (1.3 thousand new and 1.5 thousand used). Leasing accounted for 51.7% of new trailer sales (+11.5 p.p.), and 16.8% of used trailer sales (+3.2 p.p.).
Following results of the first two months of 2025, LCV leasing was 22.6% lower than in 2024. In 2026, leasing decreased by another 10.7% to 5.5 thousand units (4.3 thousand new and 1.2 thousand used). The share of leasing in new LCV sales was 39.0% (+5.0 p.p.), while that in used LCV sales - 2.4% (+0.8 p.p.).
In January-February 2025, bus leasing grew by 10.9%, but fell by almost a third in 2026. Over the first two months of 2026, 0.5 thousand buses were leased (0.3 thousand new and 0.2 thousand used). The share of leasing in new bus sales increased to 33.6% (+2.1 p.p.), while that in used bus sales fell to 8.3% (-3.9 p.p.).
* vehicles with GVW of over 6 tons
** vehicles with GVW under 6 tons inclusive, including pickups
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