occurring in multiple earthquake Afterwards, unfortunately, thousands of our citizens lost their lives, thousands of houses were destroyed. House debris of course also damaged parked vehicles.
Earthquake After the demolitions in the region, the damaged cars started to fill the second-hand vehicle sites such as sahibinden. While the number of damaged cars with license plates especially in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman is increasing day by day, Speaking of Hürriyet earthquake victims, “We lost our house, our belongings. We only have cars left that we can convert into cash. We have to sell to build a new life” said. Earthquake survivor Emir Yücel, who placed his vehicle in the advertisement from Hatay, said in a statement to Hürriyet, “I advertised my 2022 model vehicle, which is normally around 600-650 thousand TL, with earthquake damage at 325 thousand TL,” and added: “The car was still very new. He had not traveled even 1,000 kilometers. We lost our house and belongings in the earthquake. The whole city was flattened. We have only one car left that we can turn into cash urgently. I’m selling this car in order to turn it into cash quickly and go to another city and continue my life. We have to survive somehow. We don’t have any other” Of course, these statements seem very sad, and as far as we know, damaged vehicles in the region are currently gathered at certain points. Most of these vehicles are in scrap condition, some vehicles will be destroyed for their good parts, some vehicles Although they are heavily damaged, they will be repaired and put on the road.. These tools pose a great risk for the upcoming period, but There are already many heavily damaged vehicles on Turkish roads.
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last month Pilot Garage Automotive Inc. General Coordinator Cihan Emre shared important information on this subject. Stating that 70 percent of approximately 9.5 million second-hand vehicles sold in 2022 have undergone an appraisal process, Emre, “In the second-hand vehicle market in 2020 and 2021, cars aged 0-3 were the most popular, and according to our observations last year, when we look at the year in general, the interest was recorded in vehicles aged 10 and over. While the vehicle was affecting the zero kilometer side, on the other hand, rising vehicle prices were effective in this. In the check-ups and appraisals, we saw that 13 out of every 100 vehicles were severely damaged. Since the automobile has turned into an investment tool rather than a necessity, the appetite of those who do not have a job in automobile trade also increases with the effect of inflation, and many fraud methods are resorted to to earn high profits.“ said.
Regarding the earthquake area, MG company had come to the fore in the automobile focus before. Having decided to cancel the launch of the new electric MG models and use the vehicles to be used at the launch for earthquake victims, Doğan Trend Automotive was preparing to launch the electric MG models to the region as well. Electric MG models with V2L (Vehicle to Load) technology, known as vehicle-to-vehicle charging function, will act as mobile generators to meet the need for lighting and heating in the earthquake zone. Thanks to its special cable, which is connected to the car at one end and has a triple socket at the other end, a car can provide 70 kilowatt hours of electrical energy. The cars that turn into generators with the installation of the V2L cable can meet the basic needs of a family for 1 month. All the details on this Here is located.