Türkiye’s electric car sales hit 100K milestone

ISTANBUL

Türkiye’s sales of electric vehicles (EVs) hit a new milestone, reaching 103,310 units in the first seven months of the year, according to the Automotive Distributors Association (ODMD).

Türkiye’s total car sales rose 6.68% year-on-year in January-July, totaling 572,198, while light commercial vehicle sales climbed 5.77% to 143,497 units, the data showed.

The Turkish auto market sold 266,095 gasoline cars, 153,363 hybrids, 45,678 diesel cars, and 3,752 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles.

Sales of fully electric cars reached 102,160 units over the same period.

The total number of electric vehicles sold, including extended-range models that use a gasoline engine in addition to an electric motor, was 103,310. These extended-range vehicles are classified as electric in Turkish customs tariffs.

Meanwhile, gasoline and diesel car sales fell 23.8% and 21.7% in January-July, respectively, while LPG car sales climbed 5.2%. Global manufacturers moved away from diesel car production, resulting in fewer diesel offerings in the market.

Fully electric car sales soared 146.9% on an annual basis in January-July.

Of the total car sales in the first seven months of the year, gasoline cars’ share declined from 65.1% to 46.5% with the rise of EVs in Türkiye, while diesel cars lost 10.9% footing to a single-digit 8% share.

At the same time, fully electric cars enjoyed a share of 17.9% versus 7.7% in the same period last year, while the share of hybrids in the market increased from 14.9% to 26.8%.

All types of electric vehicles—including fully electric, extended-range, and hybrid—made up 44.9% of the Turkish auto market in January-July, accounting for a total of 256,673 units, the data showed.

Plug-in hybrids accounted for 5.2% of Türkiye’s car sales in the first seven months of the year, reaching 30,013 units, up 1.49%.

In July, the number of fully electric vehicles sold reached 17,225, accounting for 20.5% of the market, while hybrids totaled 21,656 units, making up 25.7% of the total share last month.