In November this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales totaled 125,132 units, up by 24.6 percent compared to October and by 4.7 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 94,595 units, up 3.5 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-November period of this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales amounted to 1,109,117 units, falling by 0.9 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first 11 months of the current year, Turkey’s motor vehicle exports totaled 915,446 units, down 1.2 percent, while passenger car exports fell by 1.3 percent to 593,562 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 251,748 small trucks, down 4.4 percent year on year. In the given period, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports advanced by 2.7 percent to $33.35 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $10.08 billion, increasing by 2.4 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In November, Turkey’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 86,462 units, up by 20.6 percent month on month and by 12.0 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 63,874 units, up by 20.1 percent compared to the previous month and by 4.1 percent year on year. In the January-November period of this year, the country’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 770,321 units, moving up by 8.5 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 596,241 units, increasing by 5.4 percent, both compared to the same period of 2023.