Turkiye January 2025: BYD cracks Top 10, places Seal U at #5
The BYD Seal U is up to 5th place overall in Turkiye.
68,654 new light vehicles found a buyer in Turkiye in January, a harsh -13.9% year-on-year drop on a record January 2024 (79,701). This month’s volume is however the 2nd highest January in history. Renault (-15.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 12.3% share vs. 10.8% over the Full Year 2024. Ford (-1.7%) resists well in 2nd place at 9% of the market while Fiat (-48.7%) implodes to 8.8%. Volkswagen (-18.1%) also falls fast while Toyota (-8.9%) does a little better. Opel (+50.7%), Citroen (+6.2%) and Hyundai (+2.3%) defy the odds with positive result but once again it’s BYD (+1679.4%) that posts the most impressive run, breaking into the Top 10 for the very first time at #10.
The Renault Ciio (+9%) repeats at #1 in the models charts ahead of the Renault Megane Sedan (-40%) and Fiat Egea Sedan (-47.9%) both freefalling. The Toyota Corolla (-1.4%) stays at #4 while the new BYD Seal U storms into a red hot 5th place overall with 3.1% share. The Hyundai i20 (+7.8%) and Togg T10X (-3.4%) follow. Outstanding results also by the Toyota C-HR (+125.1%) up 17 spots on December to #8 and the Hyundai Bayon (+26.9%) up two to #9. The Honda HR-V (+301%), Opel Corsa (+170.2%) and Kia Sportage (+127.5%) also excel below. Finally, notice the Jaecoo J7 inside the Top 40 at #38.
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Full January 2025 Top 48 All brands and Top 40 models below.
Turkiye January 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-25 | % | /23 | Dec | FY24 |
| 1 | Renault | 8,424 | 12.3% | – 15.8% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford | 6,178 | 9.0% | – 1.7% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Fiat | 6,017 | 8.8% | – 48.7% | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 5,334 | 7.8% | – 18.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 5,265 | 7.7% | – 8.9% | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 4,511 | 6.6% | + 2.3% | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Opel | 3,494 | 5.1% | + 50.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Peugeot | 3,346 | 4.9% | – 15.4% | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Citroen | 3,153 | 4.6% | + 6.2% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | BYD | 2,758 | 4.0% | + 1679.4% | 11 | 26 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 2,478 | 3.6% | + 17.4% | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Skoda | 2,359 | 3.4% | – 13.2% | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | BMW | 1,771 | 2.6% | + 165.9% | 14 | 16 |
| 14 | Togg | 1,570 | 2.3% | – 3.4% | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Kia | 1,564 | 2.3% | + 88.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 16 | Nissan | 1,440 | 2.1% | – 30.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Dacia | 1,359 | 2.0% | – 60.4% | 18 | 13 |
| 18 | Honda | 1,195 | 1.7% | + 41.9% | 21 | 17 |
| 19 | Chery | 1,016 | 1.5% | – 77.2% | 17 | 10 |
| 20 | Audi | 970 | 1.4% | – 23.3% | 16 | 19 |
| 21 | KG Mobility (ex SsangYong) | 780 | 1.1% | + 16.4% | 24 | 23 |
| 22 | Volvo | 698 | 1.0% | + 5.0% | 23 | 21 |
| 23 | Cupra | 423 | 0.6% | + 14.9% | 22 | 25 |
| 24 | Jaecoo | 421 | 0.6% | new | 28 | 30 |
| 25 | Seat | 300 | 0.4% | – 21.3% | 25 | 22 |
| 26 | Suzuki | 295 | 0.4% | – 51.0% | 29 | 27 |
| 27 | Mini | 292 | 0.4% | + 201.0% | 26 | 28 |
| 28 | Jeep | 204 | 0.3% | – 49.6% | 30 | 31 |
| 29 | Land Rover | 186 | 0.3% | + 30.1% | 34 | 32 |
| 30 | MG | 143 | 0.2% | – 85.3% | 31 | 20 |
| 31 | DS | 125 | 0.2% | – 69.0% | 33 | 34 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 113 | 0.2% | + 6.6% | 32 | 35 |
| 33 | Iveco | 110 | 0.2% | – 19.7% | 27 | 29 |
| 34 | Subaru | 75 | 0.1% | + 400.0% | 41 | 40 |
| 35 | Porsche | 74 | 0.1% | – 5.1% | 36 | 36 |
| 36 | DFSK/Seres | 64 | 0.1% | + 77.8% | 38 | 37 |
| 37 | Isuzu | 42 | 0.1% | – 74.7% | 37 | 33 |
| 38 | Lexus | 29 | 0.0% | + 107.1% | 39 | 38 |
| 39 | Skywell | 22 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 40 | 39 |
| 40 | Maxus | 20 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 43 | 41 |
| 41 | Maserati | 14 | 0.0% | + 16.7% | 42 | 43 |
| 42 | Leapmotor | 7 | 0.0% | – 68.2% | 45 | 44 |
| 43 | Foton | 5 | 0.0% | new | – | – |
| 44 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 49 | 52 |
| 45 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 47 | 49 |
| 46 | Jaguar | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Hongqi | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 51 | 53 |
| 48 | Karsan | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | 44 | 45 |
Turkiye January 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-25 | % | /24 | Dec | FY24 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 2,942 | 5.3% | + 9.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault Megane Sedan | 2,797 | 5.0% | – 40.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Fiat Egea Sedan | 2,594 | 4.6% | – 47.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla Sedan and Estate | 2,255 | 4.0% | – 1.4% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | BYD Seal U | 1,743 | 3.1% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Hyundai i20 | 1,621 | 2.9% | + 7.8% | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Togg T10X | 1,570 | 2.8% | – 3.4% | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota C-HR | 1,499 | 2.7% | + 125.1% | 25 | 31 |
| 9 | Hyundai Bayon | 1,470 | 2.6% | + 26.9% | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | Fiat Egea Cross | 1,447 | 2.6% | – 41.1% | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Opel Corsa | 1,289 | 2.3% | + 170.2% | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Citroen C4 X | 1,288 | 2.3% | + 11.0% | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | Dacia Sandero Stepway | 1,286 | 2.3% | + 42.6% | 13 | 17 |
| 14 | VW T-Roc | 1,094 | 2.0% | – 57.7% | 24 | 27 |
| 15 | Kia Sportage | 1,051 | 1.9% | + 127.5% | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | Peugeot 2008 | 1,027 | 1.8% | + 10.2% | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | Nissan Qashqai | 994 | 1.8% | – 19.3% | 6 | 10 |
| 18 | Ford Focus Sedan and Estate | 933 | 1.7% | + 3.2% | 15 | 21 |
| 19 | Hyundai Tucson | 869 | 1.6% | + 58.0% | n/a | 28 |
| 20 | Honda HR-V | 778 | 1.4% | + 301.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 21 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 774 | 1.4% | + 4.3% | n/a | n/a |
| 22 | Renault Duster | 768 | 1.4% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 23 | Renault Austral | 760 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | 40 |
| 24 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 752 | 1.3% | – 41.3% | n/a | 9 |
| 25 | VW Taigo | 735 | 1.3% | n/a | 20 | 19 |
| 26 | Skoda Superb | 726 | 1.3% | n/a | 16 | 35 |
| 27 | VW Tiguan | 718 | 1.3% | n/a | 21 | 23 |
| 28 | Opel Grandland | 686 | 1.2% | n/a | 28 | 32 |
| 29 | Peugeot 3008 | 674 | 1.2% | + 27.4% | 19 | 16 |
| 30 | Skoda Octavia | 674 | 1.2% | – 25.1% | 22 | 25 |
| 31 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 609 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 32 | KGM Torres | 593 | 1.1% | + 329.7% | 30 | 38 |
| 33 | VW Polo | 577 | 1.0% | – 35.4% | 17 | 15 |
| 34 | BMW X1 | 543 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 35 | BYD Atto 3 | 494 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | Peugeot 408 | 463 | 0.8% | – 55.5% | 26 | 24 |
| 37 | BMW 5 Series | 450 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | Jaecoo 7 | 421 | 0.8% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 39 | VW T-Cross | 397 | 0.7% | n/a | 29 | 36 |
| 40 | Skoda Kamiq | 395 | 0.7% | – 45.6% | n/a | 34 |
Source: ODMD
