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With just over a third of a million new cars sold
in the seven months to July this year, today’s new car market in Turkey is about the same
size as the combined sales in both Belgium and Luxembourg.
But that’s where the similarities end. Unlike Belgium, a mature car market, Turkey - with a population of almost 80m – is
expected to see significant further growth in future car sales.
In consequence, autoindustry eyes remain focused on this market simply because it remains one of the few markets on
the fringe of Europe where significant future car sales growth can still be expected.
Apart from Turkey’s still widely predicted future car sales potential there are two issues that surround this
year’s market makeup and development.
Both will attract the attention of market observers.
One is the lingering ill effects of last year’s failed political coup; the other is the realisation that
six in ten cars sold there are still diesel powered.
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