Turkish auto sales jump 90% in January

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s car and light commercial vehicle sales in January jumped 90% on an annual basis, the Automotive Distributors' Association (ODD) said on Tuesday.

Some 27,273 automobiles were sold last month, the association said in a statement.

Passenger car sales doubled during the same period to 22,016, up from 10,979 in the same month last year.

An ODD report showed that 5,257 light commercial vehicles were sold in January.