KIEV, July 15 – Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine fell by 5% year-over-year in H1, to slightly over 97,000 cars, the AUTO-Consulting information-analytical group reported.

The group said that in June sales fell by 20% year-over-year, to 15,159 cars, which was mainly due to the introduction in April 2013 of special duties on the import of cars.