ODD: Passenger Car Market and Light Commercial Vehicle Market Decreased!

Turkey’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle total market decreased by 32,55% in the first ten months of 2018 compared to the same period of the previous year, to 485.027. In the ten-month period of 2017, total market sales figure was 719.095.

Passenger car sales went down by 30,68% in the first ten months of 2018, compared to the same period of previous year, to 379.274. In the same period of 2017, the sales were 547.109.

In January-October period of 2018, light commercial vehicle market decreased by 38,51%, in comparison to the year before, to 105.753. In the same period of previous year, the sales were 171.986.

Passenger Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Market Showed a Decrease of 76,5% in October 2018.

Passenger Car Market Decreased By 76%, Light Commercial Vehicle Market Decreased By 78%.

In October 2018, passenger car and light commercial vehicle market decreased to 21.571. In comparison to the total number of 91.752 in October 2017, the sales went down in a ratio of 76,49%.

In October 2018, passenger car sales went down by 76,15% in comparison to the same month of the year before and were 16.809. Last year, the sales were 70.488.

Light commercial vehicle market decreased by 77,61% in October 2018 compared to October 2017, to 4.762. Last year, the sales were 21.264.

By the end of October 2018, a decrease of 30,8% in the sales of passenger cars below 1600cc and a decrease of 33,9% in the sales of passenger cars with a 1600-2000cc motor volume was observed. As for the sales of the passenger cars over 2000cc, a decrease of 27,9% was observed. 124 electric cars and 3.331 hybrid passenger cars were sold in the first ten months of 2018.

When the average emission values of the passenger car market in the end of October 2018 are considered, the passenger cars between 100-120g/km took the largest share with a ratio of 40,44%, with a number of 153.374.

At the end of October 2018, diesel passenger car sales share decreased to 58,94%, while the automatic transmission passenger car sales share increased to 65.50%.

At the end of October 2018, 83,6% of the passenger car market segment again consisted of the vehicles in the A, B and C segments. When evaluated according to segments, Segment C with a share of 55,7% reached the highest sales volume (a quantity of 211.155). When evaluated according to frame, most preferred body type was again Sedan (50,7%, a quantity of 192.428).

At the end of October 2018, in light commercial vehicle market, when evaluated according to body type, Van’s with a share of 68,50% had the highest sales volume (72.445), Light trucks followed them with a share of 12,21% (12.915) while the share of Pick-ups was 10,46% (11.059) and the share of Minibuses was 8,83% (9.334).