In March this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales totaled 105,709 units, up by 16.1 percent compared to January and decreasing by 13 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 79,857 units, down 13 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-March period of this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales amounted to 274,346 units, falling by four percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first three months of the current year, Turkey’s motor vehicle exports totaled 215,323 units, down 15.1 percent, while passenger car exports decreased by 29 percent to 106,341 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 81,625 small trucks, up 8.2 percent year on year. In the given period, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 3.3 percent to $9.68 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $2.5 billion, decreasing by 7.9 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In March, Turkey’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 69,556 units, down by 18.7 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 51,638 units, down by 18.4 percent, year on year. In the January-March period of this year, the country’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 179,423 units, moving down by 8.8 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 134,943 units, decreasing by 11.3 percent, both compared to the same period of 2025.
