In March this year, sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey rose 15.9 percent month-on-month and decreased 12.8 percent year-on-year to 101,997 units, according to statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD). In the month, Turkey's domestic passenger vehicle sales fell 13.0 percent year-on-year and increased 14.4 percent month-on-month to 79,857 units, while light commercial vehicle sales fell 11.7 percent year-on-year and rose 21.2 percent month-on-month to 22,140 units.
Domestic sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles declined in January-March this year. up 3.9 percent year on year to 265,398 units. During the period, domestic passenger vehicle sales in the country fell 5.9 percent to 210,688 units, while light commercial vehicle sales rose 4.2 percent year-on-year to 54,710 units.




