Automobile and light commercial vehicle sales decreased in 2021

Automobile and light commercial vehicle sales in Turkey amounted to 737 thousand 350 units in 2021, a decrease of 4.6% compared to the previous year. The Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) has published the "Automobile and Light Commercial Vehicle Market Evaluation Report" for the years 2021 and December. According to the report, sales were 737,350 last year, a 4.6 percent decrease from 2020. While automobile sales fell 7.9 percent to 561,853, light commercial vehicle sales rose 7.9 percent to 175,497. December sales figures Automobile and light commercial vehicle sales fell by 40.3 percent in December 2021 compared to December 2020, totaling 62,243. Automobile sales fell by 46% in December compared to the same month the previous year, to 43,559, while light commercial vehicle sales fell by 20.7 percent to 18,684. Automobile and light commercial vehicle sales decreased by 49.3 percent compared to the 10-year December average sales. The automobile market decreased by 52.4 percent compared to the 10-year December average sales, and light commercial vehicle sales decreased by 40 percent compared to the 10-year December average sales. Low-tax vehicles accounted for 86.6 percent of the market When the automobile market was examined by segment from January to December of 2021, 86.6 percent of the market was made up of vehicles in the A, B, and C segments with low tax rates. With 303,143 units, B segment cars accounted for 54% of the market, while C segment cars accounted for 32% with 179,698 units. When the automobile market was evaluated based on body types, sedan cars were once again the most preferred body type, accounting for 39.6 percent of the market. Sedan cars were followed by SUVs with a share of 34.6 percent and hatchback cars with a share of 23.8 percent. The share of gasoline-powered cars is in first place Last year, gasoline car sales accounted for 66.5% of the market with 373,600 units, diesel car sales accounted for 19.7 percent with 110,523, hybrid car sales accounted for 49,493, or 8.8 percent, and autogas car sales accounted for 25,391 units, or 4.5 percent. In addition, 2,846 electric cars were sold during this period. Automatic transmission cars had a 76.2 percent share with 428,252 units at the end of last year, while manual transmission cars had a 23.8% share with 133,601 units. When the light commercial vehicle market is analyzed by body type, the van body type was the most preferred body type with a share of 78.6 percent and 138,020 units, while the van body type took second place with a 10.3 percent share and 18,067 units. Pickup, on the other hand, finished third with a 6.3 percent market share and 11,063 sales. On the other hand, at the "12th ODD Sales and Communication Awards Ceremony" held in a hotel in Istanbul, a total of 21 awards, 14 in the communication category and 7 in the sales category, were presented to the winners.