Electric vehicle sales will continue to grow

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Lerato Khumalo

Leaving behind last year, electric vehicle sales are expected to continue to grow by breaking records both in the world and in Turkey in 2025.

According to the data compiled by the AA correspondent, RHO Motion’s 2024 data announced on electric vehicles sales, global electric vehicle sales grew by 25 percent last year.

With this growth, in 2024, the record was broken with the sale of 17.1 million electric vehicles in the world.

On a regional basis, electric vehicle sales in the European market decreased by 3 percent last year compared to 2023 and was 3 million. In Europe, the United Kingdom Market has sales of over 400,000 sales with a maximum battery -based electric vehicles and left Germany’s sales towards the end of the year. Towards the end of 2023 in Germany, after the removal of electric vehicle subsidies, sales declined in 2024.

In the US and Canada market, sales increased by 9 percent to 1.8 million due to tax deductions applied to electric vehicles in the same period.

In China last year, sales saw 11 million with an increase of 40 percent on an annual basis. Thus, more than half of the sales of electric vehicles in the world last year took place in China.

In Turkey, according to the data of the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association, in 2024, the number of “full electric” automobile sales increased by 51.7 percent to 99 thousand 489. The share of full electric cars in total sales increased from 6.8 percent to 10.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and the share of hybrid cars rose from 11.1 percent to 18.8 percent.

Considering the “full electric”, “extended range electric” and “hybrid” vehicles, 29.5 percent of the total market consisted of vehicles containing electric engines.

“Electric vehicle market in Turkey will take place in parallel with Europe at a level of 15 percent”

BYD Turkey General Manager İsmail Ergun, who made evaluations to the AA correspondent, said that the increase in electric vehicle sales and the increase in market shares clearly revealed the speed of transformation in the global automotive sector.

Ergun, “from 2016 to 2024 electric vehicle market grew by 20 times to reach the number of sales of 17.1 million. 11 million of these sales took place in China. Byd’s electricity transformation led by the brands in the automotive sector every day new electric models to market new electric models The expansion of the charging infrastructure and the continuous development of technology are important factors that support the sustainability of this growth. he said.

Turkey’s electric automotive market, infrastructure investments, technological developments and increasing environmental awareness progressing to become an important part of global transformation is on the way to becoming an important part of Ergun, 2023 before the total sales of the total sales of the electric vehicle market at the end of 2024 at the end of the market of approximately 100 thousand units of the market has received a share of 10 percent of the market. reminded.

Ergun said, “In this transformation, the Turkish consumers’ interest in electric vehicles and new technologies has been an important factor in innovation. With the contribution of other players in the sector, we anticipate that the market share of electric vehicles in Turkey will reach 15 percent in parallel with Europe in 2025. Not only electric vehicles, the interest in rechargeable hybrid vehicles increased rapidly in recent years, while in Turkey, this figure is sold in 2024 with the contribution of 9 thousand 500. It has reached a thousand 921 customs and a rechargeable hybrid vehicles will have an important place in the market. He said.

Stating that Turkey’s demand for electric vehicles increased rapidly with the influence of the young and dynamic population of Turkey, Ergun said that they act with a long -term perspective as BYD Turkey and aim to respond to the needs of Turkish consumers in the best way with environmentally friendly and innovative solutions.

“Electric mobility is quickly becoming the main current”

Opel Türkiye General Manager Yiğit Yangaç emphasized that 2024 was a historical year in global electric vehicles sales and that the record was broken with 17.1 million sales.

Yantaç, “These figures are an important indication that electric mobility has become the main current rapidly. We expect this growth trend to continue in 2025. The demand for electric vehicles in Asia and North American markets will strengthen this trend. Economic uncertainties in 2024 and in 2024 Due to the reasons such as high inflation, there has been some decline in sales, but we think that it is possible to recover through the environmental -oriented incentives of the governments. ” he said.

Opel’s roots in Germany and a strong brand in the European market as a brand always has the capacity to produce solutions, Yangaç pointed out that in 2024, economic fluctuations in Europe and the decline in consumer demand affect sales.

Yantaç, “However, Opel, in line with the 2025 strategy to reverse this table, expands the electric vehicle range. We are watching an aggressive product strategy for fully electric and hybrid models. New Grandland Electricity and Frontera Electric, an electric version of each model supports our vision. With the hybrid versions that we have started to sell, we offer a high -teching, sustainable and user -friendly solutions for different customers and life styles. ” evaluated.

Referring to the growth in the electric vehicle market in Turkey, Yantaç underlined that growth is supported by the development of infrastructure, the increase in consumer awareness and the introduction of new models to the market.

Yantaç, “2025 in the electric vehicle market in Turkey, 20 percent of growth, and the total market in the electric vehicle will reach 120 thousand.” he said.