Türkiye, thanks to the rapid growth of demand for electric cars, was one of the ten largest world markets for their sale.
Sales of electric vehicles in Turkey have significantly accelerated due to stimulation from the government, entering the TOGG national brand market, as well as expanding the infrastructure of charging stations.
According to the British independent research center, New Automotive, Türkiye has fixed a place among ten countries with the largest volumes of electric vehicles in the world.
According to the information collected by the Anadouul correspondent based on these data, in April 977 thousand electric vehicles were sold around the world. This became a record indicator for April and meant an increase of 29% compared to the same period last year.
China provided 68% of all April sales, followed by the United States with a share of 10%. 45,354 electric cars were sold in Germany, in France – 25,882, in the UK – 24 053, in Belgium – 12,469, and in Turkey – 11 173.
Turkey is followed by Norway (10 942), the Netherlands (9,661) and Denmark (9 561).
Türkiye has become a “success history” in the electric car market
Stable growth in sales in Turkey received an assessment as “Success Story.” The market share of electric vehicles with battery power in the country for eight months in a row exceeded 10%.
In April, Türkiye took first place among the Mediterranean countries, bypassing Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.
Over the past year, Türkiye overtook Norway and, as expected, in the coming months can also get ahead of the Netherlands. В Нидерландах за год было продано 129 560 электромобилей, тогда как в Турции – 123 982, что позволило ей занять 8-е место в мире по общему объему продаж.
The record month for Turkey was December 2024, when 17,894 electric cars were sold. According to this indicator, the country took 6th place in the world.
New Automotive General Ben Helms in an interview with Anadolu said the electric vehicle in Turkey demonstrates “impressive growth” and turns into one of the key success stories in the European Autonomous Regulation.
According to Helms, a proactive state policy in the field of support, the successful launch of domestic brands such as Togg, as well as the development of charging infrastructure.
affected high dynamics.
“If you add to these strong bases the growing variety of models and economic advantages of electric vehicles against the background of rising fuel prices, it can be expected that in Turkey sales will grow in the coming months and in the following years,” he said.