Turkey April 2022: Renault (+34.1%), Hyundai (+45%) ignore market edging down -2.4%

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New car sales in Turkey edge down just -2.4% year-on-year in April to 60,035 units, its smallest decline since last August. However due to a paltry start of the year the year-to-date volume remains well down at -18.5% to 212,085 sales. Renault (+34.1%) scores a fantastic result to repeat at #1 and manage its third win in the past 5 months. Traditional leader and #1 YTD, Fiat (-0.1%) is almost immobile and remains in 2nd place. Ford (+11.8%) is also in positive and overtakes Volkswagen (-16.3%) for the third spot overall. Once again it’s Hyundai (+45%) that sports the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 10, with Citroen (+25.3%) and Toyota (+9.6%) also up. Honda (-28.6%) and Dacia (-23.9%) are hit hard. Further down, DS (+1480%), MG (+800%), Cupra (+421.8%), Isuzu (+60.5%) and Nissan (+32.3%) make themselves noticed with formidable runs in the remainder of the Top 30.

Previous month: Turkey March 2022: Market down -33.4%, Hyundai (+9%) only gainer in Top 24

One year ago: Turkey April 2021: Fiat and Volkswagen lead market up 132.4% at highest since 2018

Full April 2022 Top 43 All-brands ranking below.