Turkey July 2014: Renault Fluence reclaims top spot

Renault Fluence

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The Turkish new light vehicle market is not getting any better: down 16% year-on-year in July to 59,907 registrations, split into 46,602 passenger cars and 13,605 LCVs. The year-to-date total now stands at 346,768 units, down 24% on 2013. In the brands ranking, Volkswagen reigns at 15.2% share ahead of Ford (13.8%), Fiat (12%) and Renault (11.8%), the latter being down a harsh 23% year-on-year. After giving up its crown to the Fiat Linea for the past two months, the Renault Fluence reclaims the pole position it holds year-to-date thanks to 2,835 sales and adding up to 14,887 so far in 2014 vs. 14,549 for the Linea, down to #2 and 2,648 units in July. Notice also the Ford Focus sedan very solid in third position and 4.1% share vs. 2.7% year-to-date, the VW Jetta up to #4, Fiat Doblo up to #5, the Ford Fiesta up to #8 vs. #16 ytd and the Ford Courier robust at #10.

Previous month: Turkey June 2014: Ford Focus and Courier shine

One year ago: Turkey July 2013: VW Passat, Golf and Toyota Corolla in great shape

Full July 2014 Top 263 models and Top 40 brands Ranking Tables below.