Motorcycle Sales Catch Up With Automobiles!

Owning a car in Turkey is not easy at all. While the prices of new cars are increasing day by day due to the exchange rate, famine and inflation, the situation is not different in the second hand. When this is the case, it seems like the citizen has turned to motorcycles in order to keep his feet off the ground. Motorcycle Industry Association (MOTEDAccording to Basari Erbaş, the President of ) Motorcycle sales will increase to automobile sales in the near future. will catch up.

Speaking to the Economy Newspaper, Basari Erbaş said that motorcycle sales in the first 11 months of 2022 will increase by 50 percent. over 365 thousand announced that he was out. Auto sales in this period were around 500 thousand. It is believed that these figures will change in favor of motorcycles in 2023. According to industry sources, automobile sales will be in line with 2022 at the end of this year. However, motorcycle sales will reach 420 thousand is estimated.

Fuel costs and falling purchasing power led citizens to motorcycles!

Basari Erbaş used the following statements about the increase in motorcycle sales: In parallel with the negative developments in the economy, purchasing power in Turkey weakeningbrought the motorcycle to the forefront, which is a cheaper means of individual transportation than the automobile. On the other hand, developing e-commerce caused a serious increase in the number of motorcycle couriers. Auto sales in the near future that we will catch we believe.

Çetin Kardeş, Deputy General Manager of Motorcycles in Honda Turkey, also made statements on the subject. “In the last year, fuel prices have increased by up to 70 percent. The fuel consumption of a motorcycle is much less than an automobile. On the other hand, electric motorcycles are relatively to be affordable Another factor that leads consumers escaping from fuel costs to this market.Brother, using the expressions, attributed the increase in motorcycle sales to fuel prices.

“The interest in motorcycle will increase exponentially”

Çetin Kardeş says that the interest in motorcycles is not temporary and will increase exponentially every year. The main reason for this is that motorcycles provide mobility quickly. Brother’s statement is as follows: Here, especially in city life, due to the need for fast mobility, time saving and pandemic. alternative to public transport It is noteworthy that the motorcycle is preferred. In order to meet the increasing need for mobility, the motorcycle, which is increasingly used both in urban and out-of-town travels, is becoming an important means of transportation. The scooter segment, which is preferred as a starting model in this regard, has started to rise. On the other hand, there is a rising demand in this segment due to the increase in the number of moto couriers during the pandemic process…