According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in August this year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey amounted to 91,193 units, decreasing by 18.5 percent month on month and down 5.8 percent year on year.
New passenger car registrations in August totaled 45,132 units, decreasing by 20.2 percent as compared to the previous month and up 3.4 percent year on year. Passenger cars accounted for 49.5 percent of total registrations. Small truck registrations in August, on the other hand, decreased by 26.5 percent month on month and were down 16 percent year on year, amounting to 15,240 units. Small truck registrations constituted 16.7 percent of total registrations.
In the first eight months of 2012, new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey amounted to 733,958 units, with a 14.2 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2011.