In December last year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 140,657 units, falling by three 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 99,694 units, down eight percent year on year. Meanwhile, in 2017 Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 980,277 units, down three percent on year-on-year basis.
In 2017, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 1,332,794 units, up 17 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 24 percent to 921,354 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 350,108 small trucks, up one percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 20 percent to $28.98 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $11.8 billion, rising by 41 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In December, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 84,701 units, falling by eight percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 68,064 units, down nine percent, year on year. In 2017, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 624,409, falling by eight percent, while passenger car imports totaled 505,968 units, declining by ten percent, both compared to 2016.