Turkish automotive sales rose 15% year on year in May to 81,468 units, in another sign of recovery after a difficult year in 2012, the Automotive Distributors’ Association (ODD) said.

Cumulative sales in the January-May period rose 14.13 percent to 307,647 units, the ODD told Reuters in an emailed statement.

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Turkey’s automotive sector was hit by a shrinking export market in Europe and weaker domestic demand in 2012.