While the sales of electric cars in Turkiye increased by 335.2% in the 3 months of this year compared to the same period of the previous year, to 4 thousand 670, the share of electric cars in the market approached 3%.
According to the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD) data, total sales of automobiles and light commercial vehicles in Turkiye increased by 55.2% in the January-March period of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year, and amounted to 235 thousand 971.
In the said period, automobile sales increased by 50.1% to 175 thousand 421 and light commercial vehicle sales increased by 71.9%to 60 thousand 550 levels.
Electric car overtakes autogas car
In the Turkish automobile market, in the first three months of this year, gasoline cars took the first place with 117 thousand 650 sales, while diesel cars took the second place with 31 thousand 465 units.
Hybrid car sales were 18,874 and autogas car sales were 2,762.
Electric car sales, on the other hand, surpassed autogas car sales with 4,670 units.
In the first quarter of this year, gasoline car sales increased by 40.6%, diesel car sales increased by 75.2% compared to the same period of 2022, while autogas car sales decreased by 1.4%.
In this period, hybrid car sales increased by 66.4% and electric car sales by 335.2%.
The share of electric cars approached 3%
The share of gasoline cars, which was 71.6% in January-March 2022, decreased to 67.1% in the same period of this year.
In the said period, the share of diesel cars increased from 15.4% to 17.9%, while the share of auto gas cars decreased from 2.4% to 1.6%.
The share of electric cars in total sales increased from 0.9% to 2.7%, and the share of hybrid cars increased from 9.7% to 10.8%.
New electric car models keep coming
Many brands offered their ambitious models, which they announced before, for sale in the Turkish market during the year.
In addition, Chinese companies continue to show interest in the Turkish market. In addition to the Skywell brand, the electric models of Chery, which has returned to Turkiye, are expected to be on the roads of Turkiye.
In addition to electric cars, the number of hybrid motor cars, which are another part of electric mobility, is also increasing. The market share of “green cars” is expected to increase further with Togg’s entry into the market and developments in the world.
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz