In September this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle output totaled 123,293 units, down by 0.1 percent year on year and up by 68.2 percent month on month, according to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers’ Association (OSD). In the January-September period of the year, Turkey’s motor vehicle output totaled 1,031,527 units, up by 3.1 percent year on year.
In the given month, passenger car output amounted to 72,971 units, up by 14.7 percent, while commercial vehicle output totaled 50,322 units, up 32.9 percent, both on year-on-year basis. In the January-September period of the current year, passenger car output totaled 637,450 units, decreasing by three percent, and commercial vehicle production amounted to 394,077 units, increasing by 14.7 percent, both compared to the same period of 2024.
The overall production capacity utilization rate of the Turkish automotive industry was 69.1 percent in September, while the rate was 64.6 percent for the first nine months of the year.