According to the marketing agency NAPI, 9.6 thousand new and used buses were sold in January-May 2026, which was a 18.4% decline on the previous year. Of these, 3.7 thousand units were new (+3.3% on 2025), and 5.9 thousand units were used (-27.8%).
Over the year, sales of new buses 6-8 meters long (-35.5% to 0.6 thousand units), 10-12 meters (-17.5% to 0.6 thousand units), and 8-10 meters (-1.7% to 1.1 thousand units) decreased. However, sales of new buses over 12 meters long grew (+74.0% to 1.4 thousand units). Used bus sales fell across all segments: 6-8 m (-37.1% to 2.2 thousand units), 8-10 m (-28.4% to 1.2 thousand units), 10-12 m (-19.0% to 1.8 thousand units), and over 12 m (-9.9% to 0.7 thousand units).
Among new vehicles, the share of buses over 12 m long (+13.8 p.p.), 8-10 m (+4.8 p.p.), and 10-12 m (+1.3 p.p.) increased, while that of buses 6-8 m long (-1.2 p.p.) fell. Buses over 12 m long accounted for the largest share of new bus sales (23.6%).
In the used vehicle segment, the share of buses 10-12 m long (+3.3 p.p.) and over 12 m (+2.3 p.p.) increased, while that of buses 6-8 m long (-5.5 p.p.) and 8-10 m long (-0.1 p.p.) decreased. Buses 6-8 m long accounted for 37.0% of used vehicle sales.
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