Ukraine’s car production fell by one third in 2020, to 4,202 cars, reported Ukrautoprom. This is 1% of Ukraine’s peak production, of 424,000 cars in 2008, and 1% of the 438,900 cars imported last year. In the Soviet era, Ukraine was the second largest car producing republic, after Russia. Two years ago, efforts to attract a major German car manufacturer failed after the sudden shift to electric car production turned the industry upside down.