Turkey’s automotive industry increased exports by 3% year on year to 87,000 vehicles for the first two months of 2006, data from the Turkish Automotive Industry Association (OSD) showed, according to the Turkish News Digest.

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Passenger car exports – such as Toyota’s Corolla Verso – dropped 2% to 45,000 units, while exports of commercial vehicles – including such models as the Ford Transit Connect went up 9% to 43,000 units.


Automotive sector output increased 10% to 133,000 commercial vehicles and passenger cars. Passenger car output rose 11% to 68,000 units.


Domestic sales of motor vehicles increased 21.8% to 75,000 units from January to February 2006. Sales of passenger cars rose 27.1% to 41,000 units, of which imports comprised 73%, the Turkish News Digest said.

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