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Turkey’s vehicle production fell 5.9% in first nine months of 2026
Turkey produced 971,159 vehicles between January and September 2026, 5.9% fewer than in the same period a year earlier.
Passenger car production fell more sharply, down 17% to 528,366 cars.
The country’s overall automotive market also shrank, with sales down 13% to 832,521 vehicles.
Passenger car sales fell 15.5%, and imported cars made up 65% of that market.
Sales of imported cars declined, while sales of domestically produced cars increased 2%.
Despite lower production and domestic sales, the value of Turkey’s automotive exports rose 3% to $30.5 billion.
Passenger car exports moved in the opposite direction, falling 8% to $7.8 billion.
Türkiye’s total vehicle production fell 5.9 percent year-on-year to 971,159 units in the first nine months of 2026.
Passenger car production dropped 17 percent to 528,366 units over the same period.
The overall automotive market contracted 13 percent to 832,521 units.
Automotive exports rose 3 percent in value to $30.5 billion, despite weaker production and domestic sales.
In September, total vehicle production rose 5.1 percent year-on-year, while passenger car production fell 3.8 percent.
- Who
- Türkiye’s automotive industry, according to data from the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD).
- What
- Total vehicle production fell 5.9 percent year-on-year to 971,159 units in the first nine months of 2026.
- When
- January-September 2026.
- Where
- Türkiye.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Total vehicle production
- 971,159 units, down 5.9 percent year-on-year
- Passenger car production
- 528,366 units, down 17 percent
- Overall automotive market
- 832,521 units, down 13 percent
- Automotive exports
- $30.5 billion, up 3 percent
- September vehicle production
- 129,571 units, up 5.1 percent
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