Turkish motor vehicle sales up 9.9 percent in Jan-Sept

Monday, 14 October 2013 10:49:25 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

According to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD), in the first nine months of the current year motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 613,942 units, rising by 9.9 percent as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Meanwhile, in September Turkey's motor vehicle sales saw a decline of three percent compared to the same month of 2012, totaling 71,037 units.

In the first nine months of this year, Turkey's passenger car sales amounted to 452,354 units, rising by 19.2 percent year on year. In September, passenger car sales in Turkey rose by 7.2 percent year on year to 52,925 units.

In the first nine months, Turkey's motor vehicle exports came to 618,129 units, rising by 15.3 percent, while its passenger car exports amounted to 354,348 units, rising by 18 percent, both year on year. The country exported 232,986 small trucks in the period in question, up six percent year on year. The revenue for total motor vehicle and component exports in the January-September period amounted to $15.9 billion, rising by 11.7 percent, while the revenue from passenger car exports totaled $5.2 billion, rising by 9.1 percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2012.

In the first nine months of 2013, Turkey's passenger car imports rose by 28 percent year on year, totaling 353,075 units. In the given period, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 452,062 units, rising by 22 percent year on year.


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