Sale Records In Automotive
The decrease in the interest rates and private consumption tax (ÖTV) on the automobiles are effective in this record. According to the data of the Automotive Industry Association, in the period of January and February of 2004, the sales reached up to 49 thousand 320, a 318 % increase comparing the same period of the last year. Sale of the commercial vehicles reached up to 22 thousand 476, with a 151 % increase. The total number in car sales is 71 thousand, 787. In 1993, one of the best years of the sales, this figure was 68 thousand 600.
In January- February 2004, Renault was the first in automotive sale with 9 thousand 875, and had a 20 % portion in the market. Opel was the second with 6 thousand 427, and Fiat was the third with 5 thousand 277.