Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank shared a section from Konda’s research and stated that the number of vehicles per household in Turkey has increased in the last 10 years. However, the sharing of Varank was criticized because many citizens could not even dream of buying a car due to high car prices.
Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey, made a controversial post on his Twitter account today. Konda Research and Consultancy has prepared with the data it has obtained for 11 years.If Turkey Had 100 PeopleTaking a section from the ” report, Varank shared that the number of cars per household has increased in Turkey since 2012.
Varank, in his post, “There are striking results from 128 studies conducted by Konda over 11 years. Whereas 10 years ago 37 out of every hundred households had a car, today 56 out of every hundred households have a car.” made statements. The shares of Varank, which included Konda’s report, received a general reaction on social media.
Vehicles in traffic, but over 14 years old
The main reason for the reactions to Varank’s sharing is that the car prices have risen excessively. While the prices of new cars, which have continued to increase for years, push the citizens to old cars, it naturally causes the majority of the vehicles in the traffic today to consist of ‘old’ cars. In fact, in the data we shared in the past weeks, the average age of vehicles registered to traffic in Turkey is 13.2 we showed.
On the other hand, announcing the motor vehicles data for December 2021, TURKSTAT, the average age of 25 million 249 thousand 119 vehicles registered to traffic is 14.5. officially announced. The average age in the automobile category was 13.6. In addition, the average age of 8 million 815 thousand vehicles transferred in 2021 is also determined. 12.6 was. In other words, the majority of the cars in the traffic in Turkey, where this comparison was made. Models produced before 2012 is formed.
According to TUIK data Average age of vehicles in traffic in 2012 It was level 12. This number continued to rise over the following years.
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