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Automotive Exports December 2022

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Turkish auto sales jump nearly 15% in October<br />

Sales of passenger cars and light<br />

commercial vehicles in Türkiye rose 14.9%<br />

year-over-year in October, according to<br />

data provided by an industry group.<br />

A total of 65,222 vehicles were sold across<br />

the country, the <strong>Automotive</strong> Distributors<br />

Association (ODD) said in a statement.<br />

Passenger cars accounted for nearly 73% or<br />

47,440 of the sales, an increase of 17.1%<br />

during the same period.<br />

As many as 17,782 light commercial<br />

vehicles were also sold, up 9.5% from<br />

a year earlier. The association said the<br />

automotive market fell 4.6% compared to<br />

the average 10-year October sales.<br />

In the January-October period, Türkiye’s<br />

automotive market narrowed by 4.7% on<br />

an annual basis to 585,752 vehicles.<br />

Passenger car sales fell 6% to 446,664 units<br />

in the first 10 months of <strong>2022</strong> compared to<br />

the same period from a year ago.<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>2022</strong> 16

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