In January this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 36,148 units, increasing by seven 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 25,689 units, up 10 percent year on year.
In January, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 103,360 units, up 50 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 98 percent to 76,493 units, both year on year. In the month in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 35 percent to $2.08 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $912.8 million, rising by 143 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In January, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 21,826 units, increasing by four percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 16,896 units, up six percent, year on year.