In April this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 27,221 units, falling by 14.8 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 21,825 units, down 10.6 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-April period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 155,873 units, rising by 26.7 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first four months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 286,963 units, down 32.6 percent, while passenger car exports decreased by 27.2 percent to 200,935 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 71,754 small trucks, down 41.3 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports declined by 26.5 percent to $7.75 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $3.01 billion, falling by 22.7 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In April, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 18,652 units, increasing by 5.6 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 16,443 units, up 15.9 percent, year on year. In the January-April period of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 93,237 units, rising by 37 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 78,943 units, increasing by 44.6 percent, both compared to the same period of 2019.