In February this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales totaled 84,826 units, increasing by 63.0 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 58,907 units, up 56.5 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-February period of this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales amounted to 138,405 units, growing by 50.8 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first two months of the current year, Turkey’s motor vehicle exports totaled 158,145 units, up 7.9 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 13.9 percent to 97,596 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 49,250 small trucks, down 6.8 percent year on year. In the given period, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports advanced by 12.7 percent to $5.45 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $1.57 billion, rising by 10.7 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In February, Turkey’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 47,164 units, rising by 60.3 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 36,105 units, up 50.7 percent, year on year. In the January-February period of this year, the country’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 81,429 units, moving up by 60.6 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 61,994 units, increasing by 48.8 percent, both compared to the same period of 2022.