The best-selling automobile brands in the first quarter of the year have been announced
In the January-March period, Fiat, Renault, Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota made the most sales in the automobile and light commercial vehicle market.
The brands with the highest sales in the Turkish automobile and light commercial vehicle market in the first quarter of the year were listed as Fiat, Renault and Ford.
According to the data compiled by the AA correspondent from the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD), Turkiye’s automobile and light commercial vehicle total market grew by 25.2% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2023, reaching 295 thousand 519 units.
During this period, automobile sales increased by 33.05% to 233 thousand 389 units, and light commercial vehicle sales increased by 2.6% to 62 thousand 130 units.
As of the end of March, Fiat ranked first in total sales, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, with 39 thousand 983 units, followed by Renault with 36 thousand 63 sales and Ford with 21 thousand 751 units.
Volkswagen ranked fourth with 18 thousand 587 sales, and Toyota ranked fifth with 17 thousand 589 units.
Renault become the leader in automobile sales
Considering automobile sales, the most sold brand in the 3-month period was Renault with 32 thousand 24 units, followed by Fiat with 23 thousand 892 sales and Chery with 15 thousand 467 sales.
While Toyota ranked fourth with 14 thousand 337 automobile sales, Peugeot ranked fifth with 12 thousand 980 units.
Luxury car sales
In the ODMD list, which includes a total of 53 brands, it was seen that all brands except Smart made sales in the first quarter.
While Togg’s deliveries were 4 thousand 145 units for the first quarter, Tesla’s sales remained at 375.
In the luxury car group, 801 DS, 288 Porsche, 145 Lexus, 68 Maserati, 24 Jaguar, 12 Bentley, 6 Lamborghini, 5 Aston Martin and Ferrari were sold in the first quarter.
Top 5 brands in light commercial sales
Looking at the light commercial vehicle segment, Fiat was at the top of the list with sales of 16 thousand 91 units in the first quarter, followed by Ford with 13 thousand 438 and Volkswagen with 6 thousand 258.
Citroen was fourth with 4 thousand 882 sales, and Renault was fifth with 4 thousand 39 units.
Source: AA / Prepared by Irem Yildiz