Passenger car, light commercial vehicle sales hit 87,401 last monthTurkey’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales surged by 387.5% year-on-year in July, according to an industry group on Wednesday.
PASSENGER CAR SALES POSTED A RISE OF 58.9 PERCENT
Vehicle sales in the country totaled 87,401 last month, up from 17,927 in July 2019, the Automotive Distributors’ Association (ODD) said in a statement.
Some 17,974 light commercial vehicle and 69,427 passenger-car were sold in the month, rising 350.9% and 610.7% respectively year-on-year.
In January-June, the automotive market also expanded 60.3% on an annual basis to 341,469.
Passenger car sales posted a rise of 58.9% to 273,022, and LCV sales soared 65.8% year-on-year to 68,447 in the first seven months of this year.