Turkiye: 1993-2023 Historical Data now available
The Tofas Sahin was among the best selling cars in Turkey in the 90′s.
The direct links to all Historical Data articles are below.
We can now share with you 30 years worth of Historical Data for Turkiye, even though there is still a gap from 1994 to 2004. If we go back a decade further back in 1981, only 21,000 vehicles found a buyer in the country vs. over one million nowadays. In 1993, local brand Tofas was ultra-dominant, with the Turkish production of the Fiat 131 grabbing almost 40% of the market if all versions are counted together. More info on the Tofas Sahin here.
The Renault Megane was #1 in Turkey from 2004 to 2006.
Interestingly, even though the Tofas logo has now disappeared from models sold in Turkey, the company still exists, producing and selling Fiat models locally and to export markets. Tofas designed the Fiat Linea which topped the Turkish market in 2012 and 2013. Renault has also been extremely successful in Turkiye over the past two decades, with the Renault 9 ranking #1 in 1993, the Megane leading the way from 2004 to 2006, the Symbol topping the sales charts in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 and the Fluence in 2014. After the Toyota Corolla snapped the lead at the last minute in 2015, the Fiat Egea has been the best-selling vehicle in Turkey since 2016.
Hyundai Accent in Istanbul, Turkey 2006
Notice also the Hyundai Accent surprise leader in 2009, and the large amount of locally-produced Light Commercial Vehicles filling Turkish roads over the past decade or so: the Fiat Doblo led the LCV ranking in 2010 and 2012, interrupted by the Ford Transit Connect in 2011 and the Ford Transit in 2013.
Turkey Historical Data:
Turkey 1993: Tofas Sahin/Dogan/Kartal and Renault 9 dominate
Turkey 2004-2006: Renault places Megane and Clio Symbol on top
Turkey 2007: Renault Symbol takes the lead
Turkey 2008: Renault Symbol threatened by Hyundai Accent
Turkey 2009: Hyundai Accent surprise and distant leader, Renault Fluence starts
Fiat Albea in Istanbul, Turkey 2006
Turkey Passenger Cars 2010: Renault Symbol, Hyundai Accent and Renault Fluence on podium
Turkey LCV 2010: Fiat Doblo triumphs
Turkey Passenger Cars 2011: Renault Symbol #1 for the 4th time
Turkey LCV 2011: Ford Transit Connect stops Fiat Doblo reign
Turkey 2012: Fiat Linea #1 for the first time
Turkey 2013: Fiat Linea #1 again, Renault Symbol up 70% to #2
Turkey 2014: Renault Fluence edges Fiat Linea out
Turkey 2015: Toyota Corolla snaps last minute trophy
Turkey 2016: Fiat Egea already in the lead in record market
Turkey 2017: Fiat Egea and Renault Megane top market down 2.8%
Turkey 2018: Fiat Egea 3peats, Honda Civic stuns in market imploding (-35.1%)
Turkey 2020: Fiat (+80.1%), Ford (+96.2%), Citroen (+128.4%) impress in market shooting up 61.3%
Turkey 2021: Toyota (+30.2%), Hyundai (+35%) defy market down -4.6%
Turkey 2022: Fiat (+20.8%), Renault (+22.6%) top market up 6.2%, Fiat Egea scores 6th straight win
