In April this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 95,571 units, rising by 68 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 70,211 units, up 64 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, in the four months of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 279,785 units, up 56 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the January-April period, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 334,558 units, up 17 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 10 percent to 210,731 units, both year on year.
In the same period, the country exported 105,590 small trucks, up 25 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports decreased by 14 percent to $2.86 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $2.42 billion, decreasing by four percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In April of the current year, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 60,409 units, while passenger car imports totaled 50,741 units, rising by 60 percent and 62 percent year on year, respectively. In the first four months of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports totaled 174,746, up 45 percent, while passenger car imports reached 142,987 units, rising by 44 percent, both compared to the same period of 2014.