Opel sales are up 7-fold year-on-year in April.
New car sales in Türkiye continue to smash record after record this year, with April sales up a huge 62.7% year-on-year to 97,679 units. This is a new April all-time high volume, with a previous best dating back to 8 years ago and the 91,602 units of April 2015. This adds up to 333,650 units year-to-date, also a record over this period, up 57.3% year-on-year. Fiat (+91.9%) once again beats the market but its market share is well below its YTD level at 17.1% vs. 19.9%. In contrast Renault (+37.8%) is relatively weak in context but posts a stellar 12.6% share vs. 9.7% so far this year. Renault leaps to #2 in the YTD charts, overtaking Ford (+24.8%). Volkswagen (+22.9%) is also lukewarm but climbs to #4 YTD. Opel (+619.2%) and Peugeot (+297.8%) score indecent performances and rank #5 and #6 respectively. Mercedes (+143.8%) and Dacia (+78.2%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Türkiye March 2023: Market up 61.7% to new record, Peugeot, Fiat stand out
One year ago: Türkiye April 2022: Renault (+34.1%), Hyundai (+45%) ignore market edging down -2.4%
Full April 2023 Top 45 All brands ranking below.
Türkiye April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Fiat | 16,701 | 17.1% | 91.9% | 1 | 66,405 | 19.9% | 113.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 12,335 | 12.6% | 37.8% | 4 | 32,307 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 7,642 | 7.8% | 24.8% | 2 | 30,643 | 9.2% | 50.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 7,328 | 7.5% | 22.9% | 5 | 24,808 | 7.4% | 50.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Opel | 6,523 | 6.7% | 619.2% | 6 | 18,938 | 5.7% | 116.9% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 6,309 | 6.5% | 297.8% | 3 | 24,503 | 7.3% | 166.4% | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 4,760 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 8 | 18,217 | 5.5% | 14.1% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Citroen | 4,213 | 4.3% | 48.8% | 7 | 15,488 | 4.6% | 69.3% | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Dacia | 3,884 | 4.0% | 78.2% | 11 | 15,986 | 4.8% | 42.6% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 3,823 | 3.9% | 143.8% | 14 | 8,694 | 2.6% | 76.1% | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Toyota | 3,771 | 3.9% | -24.2% | 9 | 12,919 | 3.9% | -14.2% | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Skoda | 2,846 | 2.9% | 74.1% | 10 | 12,791 | 3.8% | 101.5% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Nissan | 2,762 | 2.8% | 144.4% | 21 | 4,847 | 1.5% | 97.7% | 17 | 17 |
| 14 | BMW | 2,123 | 2.2% | 94.1% | 12 | 7,040 | 2.1% | 70.7% | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Audi | 2,044 | 2.1% | 94.5% | 13 | 7,011 | 2.1% | 48.2% | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Kia | 1,761 | 1.8% | -13.3% | 15 | 5,975 | 1.8% | 30.7% | 15 | 13 |
| 17 | Chery | 1,401 | 1.4% | new | 20 | 2,030 | 0.6% | new | 22 | – |
| 18 | Honda | 1,380 | 1.4% | -26.4% | 16 | 5,612 | 1.7% | -27.1% | 16 | 12 |
| 19 | Seat | 992 | 1.0% | 67.6% | 19 | 2,785 | 0.8% | 23.9% | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Volvo | 964 | 1.0% | 270.8% | 17 | 3,214 | 1.0% | 105.9% | 18 | 18 |
| 21 | Cupra | 715 | 0.7% | 149.1% | 18 | 2,072 | 0.6% | 272.0% | 20 | 22 |
| 22 | MG | 641 | 0.7% | 274.9% | 22 | 2,034 | 0.6% | 474.6% | 21 | 27 |
| 23 | DS | 434 | 0.4% | 83.1% | 23 | 1,151 | 0.3% | 176.7% | 24 | 26 |
| 24 | Jeep | 346 | 0.4% | 70.4% | 29 | 814 | 0.2% | -13.4% | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Iveco | 311 | 0.3% | 34.6% | 34 | 662 | 0.2% | -20.5% | 29 | 21 |
| 26 | Isuzu | 282 | 0.3% | 104.3% | 25 | 763 | 0.2% | 97.7% | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Suzuki | 244 | 0.2% | 95.2% | 28 | 1,187 | 0.4% | 181.3% | 23 | 20 |
| 28 | SsangYong | 187 | 0.2% | 142.9% | 37 | 464 | 0.1% | 54.7% | 31 | 30 |
| 29 | Land Rover | 154 | 0.2% | 35.1% | 26 | 761 | 0.2% | 121.9% | 27 | 28 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 131 | 0.1% | 1537.5% | 27 | 708 | 0.2% | 4064.7% | 28 | 31 |
| 31 | Skywell | 127 | 0.1% | new | 33 | 312 | 0.1% | new | 34 | – |
| 32 | Lexus | 86 | 0.1% | 258.3% | 39 | 135 | 0.0% | 128.8% | 39 | 35 |
| 33 | Maserati | 83 | 0.1% | 336.8% | 36 | 189 | 0.1% | 278.0% | 37 | 37 |
| 34 | Leapmotor | 80 | 0.1% | new | – | 80 | 0.0% | new | 40 | – |
| 35 | Subaru | 72 | 0.1% | 24.1% | 30 | 382 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 33 | 33 |
| 36 | Mini | 71 | 0.1% | 73.2% | 24 | 503 | 0.2% | 71.7% | 30 | 29 |
| 37 | Porsche | 50 | 0.1% | 177.8% | 32 | 427 | 0.1% | 132.1% | 32 | 32 |
| 38 | Mitsubishi | 31 | 0.0% | -92.1% | 38 | 260 | 0.1% | -72.4% | 35 | 24 |
| 39 | Karsan | 28 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 35 | 173 | 0.1% | 92.2% | 38 | 36 |
| 40 | Mazda | 17 | 0.0% | 325.0% | 40 | 63 | 0.0% | 90.9% | 41 | 38 |
| 41 | DFSK | 12 | 0.0% | -63.6% | 31 | 238 | 0.1% | 138.0% | 36 | 34 |
| 42 | Jaguar | 9 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 41 | 30 | 0.0% | 87.5% | 42 | 39 |
| 43 | Ferrari | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 44 | 41 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 5 | 0.0% | 150.0% | 46 | 43 |
| 45 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 44 | 6 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 45 | 40 |
Source: ODMD
