In September of this year, car sales in Turkey totaled 86,993 units, up 3.4 percent from August and down 23.8 percent from last year, according to monthly statistics released by the Association of Turkish Automobile Manufacturers (OSD). In the same month, passenger car sales in Turkey totaled 63,736 units, down 27.8% compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, in January-September of this year, the Turkish car market saw sales of 832,521 units, down 13.2 percent year-on-year.
In the first nine months of this year, car exports from Turkey amounted to 685,671 units, which is 10.5 percent less, while passenger car exports decreased by 26.8 percent to 317,970 units, year-on-year. During the same period, the country exported 278,886 small trucks, which is 17.0% more than in the same period last year. During the period under review, revenue from passenger car sales and component exports increased by 2.8 percent to $30.48 billion, while revenue from passenger car exports totaled $7.78 billion, down 7.8 percent year-on-year.
In September, total car imports to Turkey totaled 54,739 units, down 31.5% year-on-year, while passenger car imports totaled 39,411 units, down 36.3% year-on-year. In the period from January to September of this year, the total volume of car imports into the country amounted to 548,830 units, a decrease of 19.6 percent, while passenger car imports totaled 406,651 units, a decrease of 22.5 percent, compared to the same period in 2025.
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