China, which has become the production center of new generation technologies, has now taken a position as a playmaker in the automotive industry. Chinese brands such as BYD and Chery, which have recently rapidly increased their sales volumes in Turkey, have become so popular that they are sold in both Europe and Turkey. Tariffs “to calm sales” was placed.

The Chinese government continues to implement major incentive campaigns, especially for the popularization of fully electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars. Moreover, these campaigns are starting to yield serious results. So much so that by July 2024, the share of EV and PHEV vehicles in total sales will have increased from 7% to 50.7% in three years. So now Sales of electric and hybrid cars in China have surpassed gasoline cars.

China’s monthly sales of electric and hybrid cars reached Turkey’s total annual car sales.

So why is the increase in electric car sales in China important? First of all, we must not forget that China is the largest car market in the world. To make a small comparison; Last July, 1.73 million cars were sold in China and again The number of EV and PHEV cars sold in July alone was 986 thousand units happened.

In Turkey, 967 thousand 341 cars (including petrol and diesel) were sold in the whole of 2023. In other words, the monthly sales of fully electric and hybrid cars in China have reached the annual sales of gasoline, diesel, electric and hybrid cars in Turkey.