Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 23 /Trend R. Hafizoglu/
The number of motor vehicles operating in Turkey has reached 17,653,281, a message of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Wednesday.
According to the message, 51.4 per cent of the total number of motor vehicles account for passenger cars, 16.4 per cent - trucks, 15.3 per cent - motorcycles, 8.7 per cent - tractors, 1.4 per cent - buses and 6.8 per cent different purpose motor vehicles.
The message also said that some 41.5 per cent of motor vehicles run on liquefied gas, whereas some 3.9 per cent of motor vehicles run on gasoline and 26.1 per cent on diesel fuel.
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Main brands of motor vehicles in the Turkish market in the first eight months of 2013 |
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The manufacturer firm |
Share in the market, in per cent |
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Renault |
14.8 |
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Volkswagen |
14.4 |
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Ford |
8.8 |
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Opel |
8.3 |
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Fiat |
7.2 |
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Toyota |
6.2 |
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Hyundai |
5.9 |
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Dacia |
4.7 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
3.3 |
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Peugeot |
3.1 |
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Other manufacturers |
23.2 |
Turkey ranks sixth in Europe in terms of motor vehicle production. Motor vehicles of brands such as Ford, FIAT, Renault, Toyota, Honda, Opel, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and MAN are produced or assembled in the country.
Aside from that, buses of brands such as BMC, Temsa and Otokar are also domestically produced in Turkey.