In June this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 85,416 units, decreasing by nine 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 66,164 units, down seven percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the first half of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 410,609 units, decreasing by nine percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first half of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 714,284 units, up 29 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 48 percent to 504,466 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 178,819 small trucks, down nine percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 22 percent to $14.54 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $6.09 billion, rising by 71 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In June, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 53,269 units, decreasing by 18 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 44,241 units, down 18 percent, year on year. In the January-June period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 260,172, falling by 14 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 210,130 units, declining by 16 percent, both compared to the same period of 2016.