In June this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 94,203 units, increasing by four 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 71,111 units, up five percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the first half of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 450,997 units, decreasing by one percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first half of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 553,885 units, up 14 percent, while passenger car exports increased by 11 percent to 338,753 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 195,436 small trucks, up 26 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by 11 percent to $11.91 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $3.57 billion, remaining stable, both on year-on-year basis.
In June of the current year, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 64,795 units, increasing by eight percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 54,270 units, up seven percent, year on year. In the first half of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 302,088, rising by two percent, while passenger car imports reached 250,381 units, growing by three percent, both compared to the same period of 2015.