Volvo Turkey announced today that they cannot import the highly anticipated electric EX30 model within the scope of the "Communiqué on the Import of Some Electric Vehicles". Journalist-Author Emre Özpeynirci wrote an article on the subject on his social media account.
Here is that article:
As a reminder; With the communiqué that came into force on December 29, brands or distributors bringing electric cars from countries outside the Customs Union and FTA (China and Japan, USA, Mexico, etc.) were required to open 7 services in 20 regions.
Volvo Turkey announced today that they cannot import the highly anticipated electric EX30 model within the scope of the "Communiqué on the Import of Some Electric Vehicles".Swedish Volvo's EX30 model was also subject to this regulation because it was produced in China.
Volvo, which sent an e-mail to its customers who made pre-requests for the EX30, said the following in summary:
“We had a great desire to introduce you to the new Volvo EX30, which is the first premium B-SUV model produced by Volvo Cars and has the lowest carbon footprint among all Volvo cars produced to date. However, within the scope of the "Communiqué on the Import of Certain Electric Vehicles (Import 29.11.2023/32384)" published by the Ministry of Commerce in the Official Gazette dated 2023 and numbered 22, it will come into force on 5 in accordance with Article 29.12.2023 of the Communiqué titled "Effectiveness". Due to the new import conditions, it cannot be imported into the Turkish market yet.
"At the point and time allowed by the new import conditions, we will take the necessary steps to offer our Volvo EX30 model for sale in Turkey."
Let's see which canceled models will be next...
