In June this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales totaled 109,418 units, up by 4.2 percent compared to May and decreasing by 6.0 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 87,858 units, down 3.6 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the January-June period of this year, Turkey’s motor vehicle sales amounted to 600,948 units, growing by 3.1 percent on year-on-year basis.
In the first six months of the current year, Turkey’s motor vehicle exports totaled 493,527 units, down 2.5 percent, while passenger car exports fell by 1.5 percent to 320,637 units, both year on year. In the same period, the country exported 143,982 small trucks, down 0.9 percent year on year. In the given period, revenues from total motor vehicle and component exports fell by 0.3 percent to $17.64 billion, while the revenues from passenger car exports totaled $5.19 billion, falling by 3.5 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
In June, Turkey’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 76,316 units, up by 4.8 percent month on month and by 7.1 percent year on year, while passenger car imports totaled 61,972 units, rising by 7.8 percent compared to the previous month and by 4.8 percent, year on year. In the January-June period of this year, the country’s total motor vehicle imports amounted to 407,827 units, moving up by 15.4 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 322,359 units, increasing by 14.2 percent, both compared to the same period of 2023.