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Hyundai Becomes Turkey's Largest Carmaker

Hyundai is performing incredibly well these days, especially when talking about countries in which governments are offering scrapping schemes that encourage people to purchase environmentally friendly and fuel efficient models. The South Korean manufacturer is now the largest carmaker according to sales posted in the first half of the year. This is, Korea Herald writes, a national premiere for Korean carmakers because no other local manufacturer managed to snatch the largest share of a foreign market.

The aforementioned source wrote that Hyundai delivered a total of 29,855 vehicles in the country between January and June, accounting for 15.7 percent of Turkey's auto sector.

"There were times when the company held the largest monthly market share in overseas markets, but for longer periods. Turkey is the first overseas market where Hyundai came top," a Hyundai official said. "The Turkish government's stimulus measures have boosted sales, especially in the smaller segments, which has been to our benefit as we have a strong, small car lineup."

Hyundai is not only one of the best selling automakers in Turkey but, as we said, in many other countries that are offering scrapping incentives. In the UK for instance, its i10 and i20 models proved to be fairly attractive for consumers looking for small displacement models.

"We've just had a delivery of 800 i10s and i20s and we will get them out to dealers in time for mid-May when the scheme is expected to go live," Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai UK's managing director, said in April when the first positive signs of the UK scrapping programme started appearing.

"We expect these, and our existing stocks, to sell quickly though and so are negotiating with the factory to secure more production and keep up with the expected demand. This is a great opportunity for car buyers to move up to a cleaner, safer and more reliable new car and we don't want to disappoint a single customer," Whitehorn concluded.
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About the author: Bogdan Popa
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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. His long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space for his kid’s toys, and convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as their phones.
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