Turkey: Automotive sales up 60.3% in January

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - 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.