CORRECTED: Turkey sales, January: Ford, Kia, Opel, BMW rise

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Ford, Kia, Opel, BMW, Skoda, Citroen and Peugeot increased January sales in Turkey by a triple-digit percentage while Fiat, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz had strong double-digit gains. The brands helped the overall market increase 61 percent in the first month of the year.

Ford increased sales 312 percent in January because of strong demand for the Focus compact car and its Ford Transit Courier/Tourneo Courier and Ford Transit/Tourneo vans, all of which appear on the country's ranking of top 25 sellers for the month, according to data from market researcher JATO Dynamics.

Kia, led by sales of the Picanto, grew 302 percent in January.

Opel was up 202 percent on strong demand for the Crossland and Grandland X SUVs.

BMW reported a 143 percent gain compared with the first month of 2020.

Skoda increased its sales 119 percent in January on the strength of demand for the Octavia.

Citroen had a 103 percent increase.

Helped by the market's No. 8-seller, the 3008 crossover, Peugeot grew by 100 percent in January.

The one-month leaders in vehicle sales were the Toyota Corolla, No. 1 with a volume of 3,875, followed by the Fiat Egea (3,313), Renault Clio (1,835), Ford Transit Courier/Tourneo Courier (1,593) and Honda Civic (1,383).