Owning a brand new car has been a dream for many, while car prices have risen unstoppably due to new record highs in the exchange rate in Turkey and the ongoing global inventory crisis. Although new cars are no longer available even below 300 thousand TL,For those who want to buy a new car, a statement has been made today with the theme ‘before it’s too late’.

Speaking to Aysel Yücel of Dünya newspaper, Ziya Alp Gülan, member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Sales and Service Committee, said that another rise in car prices is inevitable. Gulan, by the end of the year cars only ex works cost expected to increase by 25%. stated.

Gülan’s statement was as follows:

“Only in the war between Russia and Ukraine did the production costs of internal combustion engines increase by $200 due to the lack of a palladium mine and the increase. On the other hand, energy costs have risen. The logistics costs have increased. In addition, global inflation is on the rise. Unfortunately, if we collect all these even if the exchange rate does not rise Until the end of the year, cars will come to Turkey with an increase of 25 percent.”

Gülan stressed that this increase will only be the increase in the base cost of the cars leaving the factory, while the increase that will be reflected in the car prices will be increased. may be higher depending on tax and exchange rate. told. Finally, Gülan stated that the car market is still very much alive for those who buy cars for investment purposes.