Turkey’s Car production boom in eight months

According to the Association of Automotive Industry (OSD) statistics, Turkey’s motorized vehicle production rose 71 percent to 27,537 in August and rose 57 percent to 322,578 in eight months.

The rise in production was stemmed from the relative recovery in domestic demand as well as continued exports. Automobile production in eight months rose 36 percent to 166,460 this year.

Tractor production soared 178 percent to 18,304 with the rise in domestic demand as well as exports.

Automobile sales in August rose 131 percent to 16,896 from last year.