In April this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 77,849 units, decreasing by 11 percent year on year, according to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD). In the same month, Turkey's passenger car sales totaled 57,998 units, down 12 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-April period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 237,717 units, decreasing by nine percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first four months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 472,632 units, up 31 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 57 percent to 337,386 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 115,928 small trucks, down 16 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 22 percent to $9.42 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $3.98 billion, rising by 82 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In April, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 50,013 units, decreasing by 12 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 40,512 units, down 14 percent, year on year. In the January-April period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 151,321, falling by 13 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 120,755 units, declining by 15 percent, both compared to the same period of 2016.