Renault tops Turkish car market in November —here are most preferred trademarks

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported that Renault led the Turkish individual car market among newly registered cars in November with a 13.3% share, followed by Volkswagen at 8.3% and Hyundai at 7.4%.

The number of road motor vehicle registrations in Türkiye decreased by 9.8% in November compared to the previous month, totaling 188,966, TurkStat reported.

According to the TurkStat report released on Friday, a total of 2.36 million vehicles were registered during the January-November period, marking a 12.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

Cars constituted 44.9% of the registrations, followed by motorcycles at 38.9%, small trucks at 10.3%, and tractors at 3.1%. Other vehicle types, including trucks, minibusses, buses, and special-purpose vehicles, accounted for the remaining share.

Annual comparison shows growth

Compared to November of the previous year, registrations saw a modest increase of 3.7%. Notable growth was observed in minibuses (47.3%) and special-purpose vehicles (35.8%), while registrations for tractors and trucks declined by 17.5% and 17.1%, respectively.

Despite the overall decline, specific vehicle categories experienced increases. Registrations for special-purpose vehicles rose significantly by 51.8%, while small trucks increased by 14.1% and cars by 13.7%.

Conversely, motorcycle registrations dropped by 31.1%, alongside declines for buses (5.5%) and trucks (1.1%).

Market trends in November

In November, 917,715 vehicles were handed over, and cars dominated this segment at 68.7%, with small trucks (15.4%) and motorcycles (8.2%) trailing behind.

Within 906,077 cars registered to traffic in the January–November period, 38.6% were grey, making it the most common color.

• 26.1% were white, ranking as the second most popular color.
• 13.0% were black, followed by 11.2% in blue.
• 5.7% were red, while 3.0% were green.
• Less common colors included yellow (0.8%), orange (0.8%), brown (0.5%), and other colors (0.4%).

Among 906,077 cars registered during the January–November period, 61.9% were gasoline-fueled, making it the most common fuel type.

• Hybrid cars followed with a share of 15.8%.
• Diesel-fueled cars accounted for 11.7%.
• Electric cars constituted 9.5%.
• LPG-fueled cars made up 1.1% of the total.

By the end of November, the total number of registered road motor vehicles reached 31.07 million.

Cars represented the largest share at 51.9%, followed by motorcycles at 19.8% and small trucks at 15.1%.