Economy
Turkey: Automotive sales up 60.3% in January
Sales of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles top 43,700 last month, says industry group
Tuba Sahin |
02.02.2021 - Update : 02.02.2021
ANKARA
Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey surged 60.3% annually in January, according to data released by an industry group on Tuesday.
A total of 43,728 vehicles were sold across Turkey last month, the Automotive Distributors’ Association said in a statement.
Passenger cars accounted for 80% or 35,358 of the sales, rising 60.6% during the same period.
As many as 8,370 light commercial vehicles were sold this January, up 59.2% from the same month last year.
The statement also reported that the automotive market last month rose 35.8% compared to the average 10-year January sales.
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