While Volkswagen was the most preferred brand in the Turkish second-hand online vehicle market last month, Egea stood out in passenger cars and Doblo in light commercial vehicles on a model basis.
In March this year, 397 thousand 73 corporate advertisements were published in online media. 187 thousand 229 of these vehicles were sold. While the number of advertisements increased by 10% compared to the same period in 2023, the number of sales decreased by 1.21%.
The most preferred automotive brand (passenger and light commercial) in the second-hand online market last month was Volkswagen with 23 thousand 311 sales.
This brand was followed by Renault with 22 thousand 103 sales and Fiat with 21 thousand 913 sales.
In terms of sales, Ford ranked fourth with 19 thousand 602 and BMW ranked fifth with 10 thousand 584. Opel was in the top 10 with sales of 9 thousand 966, Peugeot with 9 thousand 81, Hyundai with 8 thousand 993, Mercedes-Benz with 8 thousand 846 and Toyota with 7 thousand 239 sales.
75.6 percent of the 187,229 vehicles sold in the second-hand online passenger and light commercial vehicle market last month were vehicles of these 10 brands.
Egea is first in the passenger car sales
There were 151 thousand 145 sales in the second-hand online passenger car market last month.
Fiat’s Egea model became the most preferred model in March with 8 thousand 270 sales.
In sales, Egea was followed by Clio with 6 thousand 973, Passat with 6 thousand 600, Megane with 6 thousand 581, Corolla with 4 thousand 718, Focus with 4 thousand 553, Astra with 3 thousand 851. Last month, BMW 3 Series was among the top 10 models with sales of 3 thousand 529, BMW 5 Series with 3 thousand 513 and Polo with 3 thousand 351 sales.
These 10 models constituted 34.4% of total passenger vehicle sales.
Doblo ranks first again in light commercial segment
Last month, 36 thousand 84 light commercial vehicles were sold in the online market.
Fiat Doblo ranked first again with 4 thousand 413 sales. Ford Tourneo Courier ranked second with 4 thousand 247 sales, and Ford Transit ranked third with 3 thousand 946 sales.
In terms of sales, these models were followed by Fiorino with 3 thousand 853, VW Cady with 2 thousand 17, Ford Tourneo Connect with 1991, VW Transporter with 1636, Renault Kangoo with 1403, Citroen Berlingo with 1179 and Peugeot Partner with 1139.
The top 10 best-selling models accounted for 72% of total light commercial vehicle sales.
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz