According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in January this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 78,335 units, increasing by 97 percent year on year but down by 17.43 percent over the month of December 2009.
In January, Turkey's passenger car output totaled 46,810 units - up 96 percent, its commercial vehicle production reached 29,755 units - up 99 percent, while tractor production amounted to 1,770 units - up 79 percent, all compared to January 2009.
The significant increases on year-on-year basis in all segments of automotive production arose because of the base effect, as underlined by the OSD.
The overall production capacity utilization rate of the Turkish automotive industry in January was 60 percent, down from 73 percent recorded in December 2009.