The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the number of motor vehicles on the road last month. It was also announced how many vehicles were registered in each category. Total number of land vehicles registered for traffic in September 198 thousand 740 happened.

Vehicles registered in traffic 47.7% motorcycles while 37.1% cars made. Of the remaining registered vehicles, 8.8% were pick-up trucks, 3.7% tractors, 1.7% trucks, 0.6% minibuses, 0.3% buses and 0.1% buses.

The number of registered vehicles in traffic was 15.5% lower than the previous month

The number of vehicles registered in traffic showed an overall decrease in September compared to the previous month. While the number of vehicles registered in traffic in the categories of tractor, special vehicles and minibuses increased in the categories pick-up trucks, cars, motorcycles, buses and trucks. There was a decline.

Although the number of vehicles registered in traffic has decreased compared to the previous month, the number of vehicles registered in traffic has increased compared to last year. 93.9% It increased. Although the number of vehicle registrations in each category is increasing, the rate of increase is the highest 228.3% was seen in the minibus category.

Record increase in the number of registered electric cars on the road

Number of vehicles registered for traffic as of the end of September 28 million 183 thousand 745 happened like. More than half of these vehicles are cars, followed by motorcycles at 17.2%, pick-up trucks at 15.8%, tractors at 7.7%, trucks at 3.4%, buses at 0.7% and special purpose vehicles by 0.3%.

Another point that draws attention in the TUIK report is the increase in the percentage of registered electric vehicles since last year. the most increasing It turned out to be a category. While 4,559 electric cars were registered in the first nine months of last year, this number will increase in the first nine months of 2023. 36 thousand 710 It was recorded as.

Gray cars were the most purchased this year

TURKSTAT, 694 thousand 156 cars registered in the period January-September 2023. 34.8% He explained that it was gray in color. With this; 27.9% white, 12.3% blue, 11.0% black, 7.5% red, 2.9% green, 2.2% orange, 0% 0.6% yellow and 0.5% wax brown in color.