27.05.2026 / Sales of hybrid and electric cars leased to clients have doubled

According to the marketing agency NAPI, 22.8 thousand new PHEV and electric cars were sold in January-April 2026, which was a 101.4% rise on the previous year and a 7.3% decline on 2024.

Sales of new hybrid cars grew by 127.6% year-on-year and reached 19.6 thousand units. Compared to January-April 2025, sales of hybrid cars to private customers increased by 148.1% to 15.6 thousand units, while their leasing to clients - by 157.3% to 2.9 thousand units. Meanwhile, hybrid car sales to corporate clients using other payment methods (on credit, with personal funds, etc.) fell by 8.5% to 1.1 thousand units.

Over the year, the share of private customers in hybrid car sales increased by 6.5 p.p. to 79.6%, the share of leasing clients - by 1.7 p.p. to 14.8%, while that of corporate customers decreased by 8.2 p.p. to 5.6%.

Sales of new electric cars increased by 17.2% in January-April 2026 and reached 3.1 thousand units. Compared to the similar period last year, sales of electric cars to private customers grew by 23.8% to 2.3 thousand units, while those to leasing clients - by 108.9% to 0.7 thousand units. At the same time, corporate customers purchased 76.4% fewer such cars – 0.1 thousand units.

The share of private customers in electric car sales reached 74.9% (+4 p.p.), while leasing customers accounted for 21.7% (+9.6 p.p.). The share of corporate customers fell to 3.4% (-13.6 p.p.).

Compared to 2024, sales of PHEV increased by 18.6%, while those of electric cars plummeted by 60.8%.