Auto sales in Turkey around 119,500 in January-April

ANKARA

Turkey's overall auto sales market, including light trucks, in the January-April period shrank 48% compared to the same period in 2018, the Automotive Distributors' Association (ODD) reported on Friday.

The number of car and light commercial vehicle sold in the country in the first four months of this year was 119,440, the group said in a statement.

Passenger car sales posted a decrease of 47.5% to total 93,228 from January to April

"In January-April 2019, the light commercial vehicle market decreased by 49.7%, in comparison to last year, to 26,212," the group said.