The association revised its total automotive sales forecast to 350,000-400,000 vehicles for 2019 from a previous forecast of 450,000 vehicles. In 2018, total sales amounted to 641,541 vehicles.

Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey slid 54.6% year-on-year May to 33,016 vehicles, the association said, while sales dropped 49.6% in the first five months of the year.

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