In September this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 23,933 units, decreasing by 67.7 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 17,595 units, down 67.1 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-September period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 479,856 units, decreasing by 25.8 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first nine months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 972,208 units, down 1.2 percent, while passenger car exports decreased by 6.4 percent to 644,783 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 278,901 small trucks, up 11.4 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 13 percent to $23.93 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $9.14 billion, rising by 5.7 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In September, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 15,443 units, decreasing by 67.2 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 12,140 units, down 67.9 percent, year on year. In the January-September period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 296,963, falling by 27.8 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 241,443 units, declining by 27.2 percent, both compared to the same period of 2017.