Turkish auto sales more than doubled in October

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s car and light commercial vehicle sales in October surged 127.5% year-on-year, the Automotive Distributors' Association said on Monday.

A total of 49,075 automobiles were sold last month, according to a report from the association.

Passenger cars constituted the bulk of October's sales, with 39,996 automobiles sold, rising 138% while light commercial vehicle sales soared 91% during the same period.

Meanwhile, in the first ten months of this year, the passenger car and light commercial vehicle total market narrowed 31.88% on an annual basis to 330,384.