He turns to the car, escaping inflation.

In the commercial vehicle group, production increased by 2 percent in the first 6 months of the year and by 23 percent in the heavy commercial vehicle group, while the light commercial vehicle group followed a similar course to the previous year. . The president of the OSD, Cengiz Eroldu, who attributed the high demand for vehicles to interest rates lower than inflation, pointed out that 110,000 vehicles were sold in the domestic market in June and that a similar sales figure will be reached in July.

THE CITIZEN PROTECTS HIMSELF

Eroldu, “The behavior of the citizens, my money is losing value in the face of inflation. So take what you can afford. If citizens keep saying that inflation is going to be high, they will keep buying goods,” he said. Explaining that they are waiting for a regulation on the tax, Eroldu said: “All cars entered the tax bracket of 80 percent or more. Domestic manufacturers no longer have a competitive advantage. We await steps to support the national industry, ”he said.

Cengiz Eroldu

Exceeded year-end target

According to OSD data, the total market in the first 6 months of 2023 increased by 55 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and became 581 thousand 109 units. In this period, the automobile market also increased by 55 percent and amounted to 429,870 units. OSD President Cengiz Eroldu stated that the sales figure of 650 thousand units will be reached with July sales and that the sales target of 750-800 thousand units, which was previously set for the end of the year, will be easily exceeded. .

Digital sales share is growing

Sales in the online second-hand passenger and light commercial vehicle market in Turkey exceeded one million. In the first six months of the year there was an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. According to data compiled by Indicata from the second-hand online market report, 298.4 corporate advertisements were published on online channels in June. 61 percent of ads, which decreased by 15 percent from the same period a year earlier, sold 180,748. Looking at the period January-June 2023, there was a 5 percent increase in the number of ads. advertisements and 9 percent in the number of sales compared to the same period of the previous year.