In May this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 33,245 units, falling by 2.1 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 25,073 units, down 7.6 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-May period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 189,118 units, rising by 20.5 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first five months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 331,391 units, down 38.4 percent, while passenger car exports decreased by 34.7 percent to 232,781 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 81,215 small trucks, down 45.2 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports declined by 33 percent to $8.95 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $3.47 billion, falling by 29 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In May, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 17,068 units, increasing by 0.3 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 14,297 units, up two percent, year on year. In the January-May period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 110,305 units, rising by 29.7 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 93,240 units, increasing by 35.9 percent, both compared to the same period of 2019.