Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) has released automotive and light commercial vehicle sales for May 2022. The announced numbers are a bit confusing because: May 2022Although the market is doing slightly better than in previous months, looking to the future of 2022 we see that the contraction in the market continues without slowing down. Let’s not go further and look together at the data shared by ODD. Let’s see which brand It peaked in May 2022 by hitting its highest sales figure…
According to the data announced by ODD in May 2022 of which 51,750 cars 65,167 vehicles were sold. Compared to May 2021, this figure shows that car sales up 19.1 percent We see. Looking at the year in general, we see a total of 277,252 vehicles sold. This sales amount is from January to May 2021 12 percent lowerâ€
Low-loaded cars continue to be preferred

It is a well-known fact that vehicles in the low tax bracket have become the preferred reason in Turkey. This is also apparent from the figures. So much so that the vehicles sold in the period January-May 2022 89.4 percent of A, B and C segment vehicles created. When these three segments are compared, we see that cars from the C-segment weigh more heavily. The number of C-segment vehicles sold since the beginning of the year stands at 104,109 units. However, it is the most preferred body type in Turkey. SUV with 40.8 percent Let me point it out. This body type was followed by sedans at 35 percent and hatchbacks at 22.2 percent.
Cars with hybrid engines are about to surpass diesels

If we look at the engine types in the period January-May 2022, petrol cars We see that their market share is still very high. 70.6 percent of the vehicles sold in the indicated period had a petrol engine. This engine type was followed by diesel with 16.1 percent and hybrid with 10.3 percent. Citizens who want to get rid of fuel prices, instead of low-burning diesel. to return to hybrid started resembling. Let’s also say that lately there is no price difference between diesel cars and cars with hybrid engines. On the other hand; of sold cars 87.8 percent to engine under 1600cc he had. The engines of 8 per thousand vehicles were in the range of 1600-2000 cc.
Top car brands in May 2022
- Fiat: 9,392 units sold
- Volkswagen: 5,963 sales
- Renault: 5,709 units sold
- Toyota: 3,537 units sold
- Hyundai: 3,354 units sold
- dacia: 3,321 units sold
- Honda: 2,064 sales
- peugeot: 1,636 units sold
- Mercedes Benz: 1,604 units sold
- Ford: 1,369 units sold
Top car brands in 2022
- Renault: 32,477 units sold
- Fiat: 27,550 units sold
- Volkswagen: 19,879 units sold
- Hyundai: 18,757 units sold
- Toyota: 15,507 units sold
- dacia: 14,530 units sold
- Opel: 10,970 units sold
- Honda: 9,766 units sold
- Lemon: 8,170 units sold
- peugeot: 7,969 units sold