Car sales in Turkey increased by 5.9 percent in January-July 2025

In July of this year, car sales in Turkey totaled 110,919 units, down 9.4 percent from June and up 13.7 percent year-on-year, according to monthly statistics released by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Turkey (OSD). In the same month, passenger car sales in Turkey totaled 84,195 units, up 14.7 percent from last year. Meanwhile, in January-July of this year, car sales in Turkey totaled 739,903 units, an increase of 5.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

In the first seven months of this year, car exports to Turkey totaled 630,992 units, up 8.5%, while passenger car exports fell by 5% to 361,036 units, year-on-year. During the same period, the country exported 195,090 small trucks, which is 18.6 percent more than last year. In the specified period, revenues from total exports of motor vehicles and components increased by 13.6 percent to $23.45 billion, while revenues from exports of passenger cars totaled $6.89 billion, an increase of 11.7 percent year-on-year.

In July, total car imports to Turkey totaled 78,264 units, an increase of 8.8 percent year-on-year, while passenger car imports totaled 58,282 units, an increase of 4.6 percent year-on-year. In January-July of this year, total car imports into the country totaled 526,958 units, an increase of 9.9 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 402,788 units, an increase of 6.5 percent, both