In April this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales totaled 102,064 units, increasing by 63.1 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 77,398 units, up 69.9 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-April period of this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales amounted to 350,078 units, growing by 57.3 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first four months of the current year, Turkey’s motor vehicle exports totaled 329,240 units, up 9.1 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 22.4 percent to 205,398 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 100,446 small trucks, down 11.3 percent year on year. In the given period, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports advanced by 12.2 percent to $11.58 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $3.45 billion, rising by 20.3 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In April, Turkey’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 62,813 units, rising by 86.9 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 50,426 units, up 88.6 percent, year on year. In the January-April period of this year, the country’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 207,866 units, moving up by 67.2 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 163,571 units, increasing by 61.6 percent, both compared to the same period of 2022.