14 December 2016•Update: 14 December 2016
ANKARA
Automotive production in Turkey rose 8 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months, according to the monthly Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) report released Wednesday.
The OSD said, automakers in the country manufactured nearly 1,377,000 vehicles -- including automobiles, light commercial vehicles, and tractors -- during the January-November 2016 period, while automobile production increased by 18 percent to stand at 844,000 in the same period.
According to the the OSD report, total production for the January-November period has never been so high.
The overall auto sales market (including light trucks and other vehicles) increased by 2 percent to 863,000 compared to last year.
Meanwhile, total car sales reached 649,000 -- a 6 percent increase. The sales of imported automobiles and domestically produced cars increased by 7 and 4 percent respectively.
The OSD report also revealed that automotive industry exports rose 14 percent in quantity to nearly 1 million in the first 11 months of 2016 compared to the same period last year.
Of the $21.9 billion total amassed from automotive exports, $7.3 billion came from the automobile sector.
The world’s prominent automotive producers, such as Toyota, Renault, Fiat, Ford, have manufacturing operations in Turkey, which is one the world’s top auto sale markets.
