In March this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales totaled 85,213 units, decreasing 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 63,975 units, up four percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-March period of this year, Turkey's motor vehicle sales amounted to 173,176 units, down six percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first three months of the current year, Turkey's motor vehicle exports totaled 266,317 units, up seven percent, while passenger car exports remained stable at 159,401 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 102,132 small trucks, up 30 percent year on year. In the period in question, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports increased by six percent to $5.65 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $1.59 billion, decreasing by 10 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In March of the current year, Turkey's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 58,164 units, increasing by two percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 47,706 units, up five percent, year on year. In the first three months of this year, the country's total motor vehicle imports amounted to 115,751, remaining stable, while passenger car imports reached 93,958 units, rising by two percent, both compared to the same period of 2015.