A Total of 17.8 Million TL Fines Have Been Issued to 4 Automotive Dealers

In a news we shared with you at the beginning of May, Ministry of CommerceSince a regulation of we talked about. Regulation on the Trade of Second Hand Motor VehiclesThe regulation made in Turkey aimed to “corner” the dealers selling new vehicles. Because with this regulation, such as extra costs when selling new vehicles to citizens. difficulties would not be. In the event of this, the dealer’s second-hand vehicle sales would be banned.

Now, a new move has come from the Ministry of Commerce on this issue. Ministry, Ankara, Bursa and Adana within the scope of auditsto automotive dealers found to have made irregularities. 17 million 834 thousand 400 TL announced an administrative fine.

The statement made by the Ministry of Commerce was as follows:

“With the amendment made on the Regulation on the Trade of Second-Hand Motor Vehicles on May 6, 2023, automobile authorized dealers engaged in the trade of first registered motor land vehicles refrain from selling the vehicle, demanding a price above the list price of the vehicle, forcing the customer to buy accessories or barter, or to reduce the exchange price. Second hand motor land vehicle trade of these enterprises, in case of activities that make it difficult for the consumer to reach the first registered motor land vehicle, such as determining significantly below the market price. authorization certificates will be revoked. has been regulated.

As a result of the inspections, it was determined that an authorized dealer in Ankara was asked to pay by hand over the list price of the vehicle, and two separate branches of an authorized dealer in Bursa and an authorized dealer in Adana, forced to buy accessories detected. In line with the decision of the Unfair Price Evaluation Board, these dealers are charged the upper limit. 4 million 458 thousand 600 TL A total of 17 million 834 thousand 400 TL administrative fine was imposed. However, the second-hand motor land vehicle trade authorization certificates of the said authorized dealers will be revoked and these for one year They will be prevented from engaging in second-hand vehicle trade. Inspections on the subject are carried out uninterruptedly by our Ministry, and in case of detection of illegal activities, administrative fines from the upper limit will continue to be applied to the offending businesses.