Car production in Turkey increased by 3.1 percent in January-September 2025

In September of this year, car production in Turkey totaled 123,293 units, down 0.1 percent year-on-year and up 68.2 percent month-on-month, according to monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automobile Manufacturers Association (OSD). In January-September, car production in Turkey amounted to 1,031,527 units, which is 3.1 percent more than a year earlier.

In this month, passenger car production totaled 72,971 units, an increase of 14.7 percent, and commercial vehicle production totaled 50,322 units, an increase of 32.9 percent, both year-on-year and year-on-year. In the period from January to September of this year, the production of passenger cars amounted to 637,450 units, a decrease of three percent, and the production of commercial vehicles amounted to 394,077 units, an increase of 14.7 percent, compared with the same period in 2024.

The total capacity utilization of the Turkish automotive industry in September was 69.1 percent, compared with 64.6 percent in the first period. nine months of the year.