Citroën, one of the most rooted manufacturers in automotive history with its innovative and high-tech models that prioritize comfort, crowned its sales performance, which has increased since the beginning of the year, with June data. Citroën, which sold 8 thousand 14 vehicles in June, completed the first half of the year with a total sales of 32 thousand 30 vehicles. Citroën Turkey General Manager Selen Alkım said that they are satisfied with the interest of Turkish consumers in Citroën models, “We have entered a great trend of increase in our sales, especially since March. We closed last year with a sales figure of 28 units. When we added the electric mobility solution Citroën Ami, our sales had reached the level of approximately 831 thousand. This year, we have surpassed last year's total sales in just 30 months. With our performance in the first half of the year, we moved up to the third rank in the global market. Based on June, we, as Turkey, succeeded in being the country where the most Citroën was sold after France.”
Citroën, one of the most established players in the automotive industry, continues to be the choice of consumers with its innovative models that prioritize comfort. Standing out in the Turkish market with its increasing performance since the beginning of the year, Citroën finished the month in 8th place with the sales of 14 units in June. The brand's first 5-month sales, on the other hand, increased 6 times compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 2,5 thousand 32 units. The remarkable sales performance of the brand also strengthened Turkey's position in the global market. Turkey, which was the second country with the highest sales of Citroën in the world in June, as it was in May, rose from the 30th place to the 6rd place globally in the first 5 months.
We left behind 6 sales in 2022 months!
C6, which is the most preferred model of Citroën with 5 units in the first 361 months, reached a market share of 3 percent in June. Ranking 7,6rd in the B-HB segment, the C3 attracted attention by increasing its sales by 3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The brand's compact HB model C125, on the other hand, reached a share of 4 percent in its segment and rose to the second rank. The SUV segment representatives of the brand, C11,5 Aircross and C3 Aircross models, increased their sales by 5 percent and 2022 percent, respectively, compared to June 49. Citroën continued its performance in passenger cars in the light commercial vehicle market as well. The ambitious player of the brand, Berlingo, became the second best-selling model in its segment with a market share of 229 percent in June. Berlingo came to the fore by increasing its sales by 19,3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
Citroën Turkey General Manager Selen Alkım said that they are pleased with the interest of Turkish consumers in Citroën models, “We have entered a great trend of increase in our sales, especially since March. We closed last year with a sales figure of 28 units. When we added the electric mobility solution Citroën Ami, our sales reached the level of approximately 831 thousand units. This year, we have surpassed last year's total sales in just 30 months.”
After France, the most Citroën was sold in Turkey!
Emphasizing that Citroën Turkey has risen to the third rank in the global market with its performance in the first half of the year, Selen Alkım said, “Based on June, we succeeded in being the country where the highest number of Citroën vehicles were sold in the world, after France. Our light commercial product range, as well as passenger models, has a major share in the great increase in our sales. Our target this year was to increase the share of our light commercial models in our sales to 30 percent. In the first 6 months, we sold 10 thousand 71 commercial vehicles. As of today, the share of light commercial vehicles in our sales has reached 31,4 percent. We are also assertive on the commercial side, especially in our Berlingo model.”