Activity Reports

The Motor Vehicle Dealers Federation (MASFED), which was established on 30/06/2010 with the contributions and participation of 20 associations related to the second-hand automotive trade sector in our country, is primarily concerned with facilitating the work of our members in line with the general interests of our country, solving the problems arising from the implementation of the legislation and the work of local managers. We are working to evaluate the demands of our members.

While carrying out these works, general economic developments are followed moment by moment, developments in our country and in the world and the studies carried out are followed and announced to our members. The effects of these developments and studies on our industry are investigated and necessary initiatives are taken by taking the opinions of our members.

Our federation continues its activities without interruption with the power of being a non-governmental organization. In our country, which has adopted an organized society, entrepreneurs who buy and sell second-hand automotive now have a strong establishment. We, as the Board of Directors, would like to thank our esteemed members for their support of this organization and wish their continued support.

Due to its active work, our federation is recognized by almost every public institution manager and related professional organizations and our opinions about our sector are taken.

It is among our most important goals that our efforts and our Federation that have reached this stage are kept alive and strengthened.

Our Federation, which is entirely your work, supports and monitors the construction of new automotive trade centers for all our members in line with the relevant Circular of the Ministry of Interior.

Zero km. Vehicles:

The number of vehicles registered to traffic was 17 939 447 as of the end of December
As of the end of December, 51.8% of the 17 939 447 vehicles registered to the traffic were automobiles, 16.3% pickup trucks, 15.2% motorcycles, 8.7% tractors and 4.2%. trucks, minibuses 2.4%, buses 1.2% and special purpose vehicles 0.2%.

In December, 81 911 vehicles were registered to traffic

Among the 81 911 vehicles registered to the traffic in December, the automobile took the first place with 63.8%. This was followed by pickup trucks with 12%, motorcycles with 9.4% and tractors with 8.6%. 6.2% of the vehicles were minibuses, buses, trucks and special purpose vehicles.
The number of registered vehicles decreased by 13.8% compared to the previous month.
In December, the number of motor vehicles registered to traffic decreased by 13.8% compared to November. This decrease was 13.7% in automobiles, 7.8% in minibuses, 27.3% in buses, 14.3% in pickup trucks, 11.5% in trucks and 32.3% in motorcycles. There was an increase of 52.3% in special purpose vehicles and 19.3% in tractors.
The number of vehicles registered to the traffic increased by 13.5% compared to the same month of the previous year.
In December, compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of registered vehicles increased by 13.5%. This increase was 23% in automobiles, 43.3% in minibuses, 26.2% in trucks, 14.5% in special purpose vehicles and 44.4% in tractors. There was a 39.7% decrease in buses, 21.4% in pickup trucks and 0.7% in motorcycles.

The total number of vehicles in traffic increased by 906 034 in the January-December period
In the January-December period, 1 131 390 vehicles were registered to traffic, and 225 356 vehicles were deregistered from traffic. Thus, the total number of vehicles in traffic increased by 906 034.

469 334 vehicles were transferred in December
The automobile took the first place with 66.7% among a total of 469 334 vehicles that were transferred. The automobile was followed by pickup trucks with 17.6%, tractors with 4.3% and trucks with 3.9%, respectively. Minibuses, buses, motorcycles and special purpose vehicles constituted 7.5% of the transferred vehicles in December. Thus, a total of 5 073 592 vehicles were transferred in the January-December period of 2013.

As of the end of December, 41.5% of the 9 283 923 cars registered to the traffic were LPG powered, 31.1% gasoline powered and 26.9% diesel fueled. The rate of cars with unknown fuel type(2) is 0.5%.
Cars with a maximum engine cylinder volume of 1501-1600 were registered to the traffic
38.3% of 654 905 cars registered to traffic in the January-December period are 1501-1600, 20.5% are 1300 and below, 17.3% are 1401-1500, 16.7% are 1301-1400 , 5.3% have 1601-2000, 1.6% 2001 and above engine cylinder volume. The ratio of cars with unknown engine cylinder volume is 0.2%.
Considering the distribution of the cars registered to traffic in December by brands;

52 Of the 277 cars, 13.3% was Renault, 11.9% was Volkswagen, 9% was Ford, 8.5% was Opel, 7.5% was Hyundai, 6.7% was Fiat, It was seen that 6.4% was Toyota, 4.3% was Dacia, 3.8% was BMW, 3.5% was Peugeot, and 25.2% was other brands.
The average age of registered vehicles was calculated as 12.3
As of the end of 2013, the average age of 17 939 447 motor vehicles registered to traffic in Turkey was calculated as 12.3. The average age is 11.8 in cars, 11.9 in minibuses, 10.9 in buses, 8.8 in pickup trucks, 14.2 in trucks, 11.5 in motorcycles, 14.2 in special purpose vehicles and 22.7 in tractors. Looking at the distribution of automobiles by age group as of the end of 2013, it was determined that 33.4% of the total automobiles were between 0-5 years old and 17.6% were automobiles aged 21 and over.

Used Vehicle Sales:

While an average of 2 million 350 thousand second-hand vehicles were sold annually before May 2010, this number reached 5 million by the end of 2013.

469 334 vehicles were transferred in December
Among the 469,334 vehicles sold second-hand in December 2013, the automobile ranked first with 66.7%. The automobile was followed by the pickup truck with 17.6%, the tractor with 4.3%, and the truck with 3.9%, respectively. Minibuses, buses, motorcycles and special purpose vehicles constituted 7.5% of the transferred vehicles in December.

Thus, a total of 5 073 592 second-hand vehicles were sold in the January-December period of 2013.

We carry out the necessary works in cooperation with the valuable representatives of public and professional organizations in order to increase and sustain the added value created by the automotive sector in our country’s economy, to increase and maintain our production and competitive power in the international arena.

These works are evaluated by the Members of the Government and senior executives of public institutions at the meetings of the Economic Coordination Board, the studies on the Strategy Plan for the Turkish Automotive Sector and the studies related to the sector.

We would like to express our gratitude to our esteemed Ministers, TOBB President, TİM President, OSD President, OYDER President and ODD President, and all individuals and representatives of organizations who contributed to these efforts, and wish them to continue their valuable work.

In our developing and changing world, the economic, commercial and social activities and legislative arrangements of all countries have to be similar to each other.

In this respect, we should think of the world as a single country. The legal and structural regulations in our country should be similar to the practices in the developed world countries and should be an example of these practices from time to time.