Türkiye Became the Only Country to See an Increase in the European Automotive Market
While the coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 million people around the world, negatively affects many sectors, the automotive industry is one of these sectors.
While the coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 million people around the world, negatively affects many sectors, the automotive industry is one of these sectors.
Infected more than 17 million people worldwide coronavirusWhile it negatively affected many sectors, the automotive sector was among these sectors. Türkiye has managed to become one of the countries that fares well in this field.
Türkiye was the only country in Europe that increased its automotive sales during the coronavirus period in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. Türkiye is also among the countries where the most automobiles and light commercial vehicles are sold. rose to 6th place.
Automotive industry is shrinking
Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) According to data compiled from the European automobile market evaluation report by , all European markets experienced a contraction in the first 6 months of 2020, including the European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and the UK.
European automotive market in the first half of this year compared to the same period a year ago decreased by 38.9%. While 6 million 11 thousand 918 vehicles were sold in the first half of the year, this number was 9 million 834 thousand 542 in 2019. Among the 26 EU countries, the United Kingdom and EFTA countries, the highest decrease was experienced in Croatia with 52.4%, Spain with 50% and Portugal with 48.2%.
There was no increase in the automotive sector in any country in these markets. The major countries of Europe have 33.9% in Germany, 37.3% in France, 48% in the UK, 45.1% in Italy and 29.6% in Belgium. there was a decline.
The decline continued in June
Looking only at June, the last month of the first half, there was a 24% decrease in the automotive market. 1 million 355 thousand 802 vehicles were sold. Last year, this number was 1 million 756 thousand 553. There was also a 13.6% contraction in the light commercial vehicle market in June.
In EU countries, the United Kingdom and EFTA countries, the biggest decrease in June compared to the same month last year was in Portugal with 54%. The Mediterranean country was followed by Croatia with 48.9% and Lithuania with 44.1%, respectively. The only country where there was an increase in June It was France with 1.4%.
In our country, there has been an increase in the automotive market. While Türkiye ranked 7th in European automotive sales in the first quarter, it rose one step to 6th place at the end of the first half. Türkiye, which ranks 7th in European automobile sales with a share of 30.2%, is in the European light commercial vehicle sales with the same increase rate. ranked 6th.
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