ISTANBUL
According to figures of Automotive Industry Association (OSD), Turkey's automotive production was down 8 percent and car manufacturing was down 16 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012.
The overall automotive production was 144,000, Turkey produced 98,000 cars in the mentioned period.
Turkey-made automobile sales were down 17 percent, while the decrease in imported automobile sales was 22 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012.
Moreover, Turkey's automotive exports were down 6 percent and the decrease in car exports was 10 percent in the same period.
Turkey exported 200,000 automotive products and 113,000 cars in the first three months of 2012.
