In September this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 69,061 units, increasing by four 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 51,340 units, up nine percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-September period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 652,832 units, decreasing by six percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first nine months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 797,130 units, up 13 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 17 percent to 501,954 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 262,578 small trucks, up 10 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 10 percent to $17.35 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $5.47 billion, rising by nine percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In September of the current year, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 48,681 units, increasing by 13 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 40,369 units, up 18 percent, year on year. In the January-September period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 446,055, falling by two percent, while passenger car imports totaled 370,671 units, narrowing by one percent, both compared to the same period of 2015.