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Türkiye’s car and light commercial vehicle sales fall 30.8% in October
Türkiye’s car and light commercial vehicle market shrank 30.84% in October, with 80,334 vehicles sold compared with the same month a year earlier.
The market includes passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
Passenger car sales fell 28.4% to 64,939, while light commercial vehicle sales dropped 39.52% to 15,395.
Sales for the first 10 months fell 15.33% to 883,799 vehicles, showing that the decline was not limited to October.
Electric vehicle sales were nearly flat in October at 14,467, or 22.3% of passenger car sales.
Electric vehicle sales were down 8.3% for January to October, at 135,979.
The figures show a broad slowdown in vehicle sales, but no next steps were given.
Türkiye’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle market fell 30.84 percent year-on-year in October to 80,334 units.
Passenger car sales declined 28.4 percent to 64,939 units, while light commercial vehicle sales fell 39.52 percent to 15,395.
From January through October, the combined market shrank 15.33 percent year-on-year to 883,799 units.
Electric vehicle sales in October edged down 0.4 percent to 14,467, accounting for 22.3 percent of passenger car sales.
- Who
- Türkiye’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle market.
- What
- Sales fell 30.84 percent year-on-year in October to 80,334 units.
- When
- October; the data were released on Nov. 3.
- Where
- Türkiye.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The combined passenger car and light commercial vehicle market shrank 15.33 percent year-on-year to 883,799 units.
The combined market fell 30.84 percent year-on-year to 80,334 units.
The Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association released the sales data.
- October total sales
- 80,334 units
- Passenger car sales in October
- 64,939 units
- Light commercial vehicle sales in October
- 15,395 units
- January-October combined sales
- 883,799 units
- Electric vehicle sales in October
- 14,467 units