As we have learned with the statement made by Tokkder today, the operational car rental sector added 69,700 vehicles to the fleet of 69,700 vehicles in 2024.
In this case, the detailed explanation made by the Association of Car Rental and Mobility Organizations (TOKKDER) was as follows: “The roof organization of the car rental sector, the Association for all car rental and mobility institutions (TOKKDER), announced the“ TOKKDER Operational Rental Sector Report ”, which was prepared in cooperation with the independent research company Nielsenıq, which includes the results of 2024. According to the report, the operational car rental sector added 69 thousand 700 new vehicles to the fleet of 69 thousand 700 units with an investment of 95 billion 800 million TL in 2024. As of the end of 2024, the active size of the sector was 280.2 billion TL. The total number of vehicles of the sector decreased by 0.9 percent compared to the end of 2023 and fell to 251 thousand 800. In 2024, the operational rental sector continued to provide significant tax inputs to the economy. The tax amount paid by the sector in 2024 reached a total of TL 50 billion.
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According to the report, Renault continued to be the most preferred brand in the operational car rental sector with 18.2 percent share. Renault was followed by Fiat with 16.7 percent, Toyota with 9.7 percent, Volkswagen with 9.2 percent and Ford with 8.9 percent. While 47.2 percent of the sector’s car park consists of compact class vehicles, small class vehicles received 30.6 percent and top-medium class vehicles 10.1 percent. At the end of 2018, the share of light commercial vehicles in the fleet of the operational car rental sector, which was 2.9 percent, rose to 7.4 percent at the end of 2024. On the other hand, the share of hybrid and electric vehicles in the vehicle park of the sector continued to increase. Accordingly, 31.8 percent of the sector’s car park is diesel fuel vehicles, while the share of gasoline vehicles to 58.5 percent, hybrid and electric vehicles share increased to 9.6 percent.
Another remarkable data in the Tokkder report was the continuation of the first place in the sedan preference ranking according to the body type in the operational car rental sector. In this context, vehicles with sedan trunk type ranks first with 46.6 percent, while vehicles with hatchback body type ranked second with 24.3 percent. SUV vehicles took the third place with 19.9 percent. SUV body type vehicles in the year 2023 compared to an increase of 23 percent drew attention. These vehicles were followed by vehicles with a station wagon body type with 0.9 percent. While 81.7 percent of the total car park of the sector is automatic gearboxes, the share of manual gear vehicles was 18.3 percent. ”
Evaluating the results of 2024, Tokkder Chairman Kağan Yaşa said, “Although there was a demand to rent operational car, the increase in inflation was below the expectation of growth due to the increase in rent prices and the obstacles in accessing financing sources. The deterioration of our country’s economy, which has been impact, unfortunately affected commercial life negatively. Of course, the operational rental sector has also received its share of this negativity, as in all sectors. In particular, increasing loan interest rates, falling growth rate, but rising inflation, led companies to saving necessarily. In the face of these developments, the operational leasing sector has shrunk slightly. Our sector, which has a fleet size of 328 thousand units at the end of 2018, fell to 252 thousand at the end of 2024. The less operational risk of our sector, the more sustainable it will be.
With the Kanun Law on the Law on Internal Affairs and some laws and the Decree Law No. 375 with the Law No. 375 dated 30 November 2024 and numbered 32738, the GPS device (global satellite navigation system) in the rented vehicles has been obliged to keep the records of the vehicles for three years. In the law, the law is also shared with the enterprises belonging to real and legal persons who carry out car rental activities. ” provision.
In the Law, we made an attempt to “have the GPS device (Global Satellite Navigation System) in the rented vehicles” before the publication of the Law was published in the Official Gazette. However, it is seen that this request did not find any response. On the other hand, within the scope of the General Communiqué of the National Vehicle Recognition System for the vehicles used by leasing in December or involved in the enterprise and used in the business, it is obligatory to make applications until January 31, 2025 and to complete the assembly procedures until 30 April 2025.
We think that long -term planning is needed for dynamics that affect our sector. Such changes in sudden and frequently can adversely affect the financial structures and operations of companies with a high number of vehicles in the fleet and car rental companies. We think that the arrangements to be made within the framework of Tokkder’s opinions and suggestions will increase customer satisfaction even more by pulling the service standards of our sector ”.