The automobile and light commercial market contracted sharply in May. While the automobile market shrank by 22.55 percent in May, the contraction in the January – May period was 7.40 percent.
The statement made by the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD) is as follows;
In the January-May period of 2026, the automobile and light commercial vehicle market shrank by 7.40 percent. Türkiye’s total automobile and light commercial vehicle market decreased by 7.40 percent in the January-May 2026 period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 453,138 units.
In the January-May period of 2026, automobile sales contracted by 9.65 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 356,256 units, and the light commercial vehicle market increased by 1.94 percent, reaching 96,882 units. The automobile and light commercial vehicle market contracted by 22.55 percent, the automobile market by 23.19 percent and the light commercial vehicle market by 20.13 percent in May 2026.
The automobile and light commercial vehicle market in May 2026 will increase by 22.55 percent compared to May 2025.
It decreased by 83,442 units. In May, automobile sales decreased by 23.19 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 65,386 units, and the light commercial vehicle market decreased by 20.13 percent, reaching 18,056 units. The automobile and light commercial vehicle market shrank by 5.1 percent compared to the 5-year average sales in May.
Automobile market, 6 percent compared to 5-year average sales in May, light commercial vehicle market,
Compared to the 5-year average sales in May, it decreased by 1.7 percent. The automobile and light commercial vehicle market increased by 10.3 percent compared to the 10-year average sales in May. The automobile market increased by 9.6 percent compared to the 10-year average sales in May, and the light commercial vehicle market increased by 12.8 percent compared to the 10-year average sales in May.
Automobile market by segments;
• 85 percent of the market was made up of vehicles in segments A, B and C, which have low tax rates.
• C segment cars, 54.2 percent share with 193,210 units,
• B segment cars took a 30.5 percent share with 108,660 units.
Automobile market according to body types;
• When evaluated according to body types, the most preferred body type is SUV
automobiles (64.8 percent share, 230,921 units).
• SUV cars, Sedan with 19.8 percent share and 70,396 sales,
• H/B cars followed with a 15.1 percent share and 53,855 sales.
Automobile market according to engine type;
• Gasoline car sales, 41.6 percent share with 148,075 units,
• Hybrid car sales, 33.4 percent share with 119,022 units,
• Electric car sales with 18.6 percent share and 66,353 units
• Diesel car sales, 5.8 percent share with 20,683 units,
• Autogas car sales had a share of 0.6 percent with 2,123 units
Electric car market according to electric motor power;
• Sales of electric cars under 160 kW increased by 18.8 percent to 16.7 percent share,
• Sales of electric cars over 160 kW decreased by 31.8 percent and had a share of 1.9 percent.
Automobile market according to engine volume;
• Car sales under 1400cc decreased by 28.1 percent to 26.9 percent share,
• Automobile sales in the 1400-1600cc range decreased by 13.9 percent to 20.3 percent share,
• Automobile sales in the 1600-2000cc range decreased by 5.3 percent to 0.6 percent share,
• Sales of cars over 2000cc decreased by 26 percent and had a share of 0.2 percent.
According to automobile market emission levels;
• Cars between 120-140 g/km have a 30 percent share with 106,730 units,
• Cars between 140-160 g/km took a 21.2 percent share with 75,520 units.
