Turkeys exports of collective passenger vehicles to 60 countries
According to data from the Uludag Automotive Industry Exporters Association, Turkey earned 2 billion 427 million 706 thousand dollars from exports of buses, minibuses, and midibuses to 60 countries in the January-September period of this year. This figure increased by 3.77 percent compared with the same period last year, rising from 2 billion 339 million 422 thousand dollars to 2 billion 427 million 706 thousand dollars.
In this period, France was the largest export destination for Turkey’s buses, minibuses, and midibuses. Germany ranked second, but exports to this country decreased by 8.7 percent in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period last year, falling from 361 million 747 thousand dollars to 330 million 335 thousand dollars.
Exports to Italy increased by 30.6 percent, rising from 199 million 815 thousand dollars to 260 million 923 thousand dollars. Spain grew by 10.4 percent, rising from 135 million 941 thousand dollars to 150 million 140 thousand dollars and ranking fourth. Exports to Poland remained at the same level as the same period last year in fifth place, reaching 118 million 805 thousand dollars.
According to the report, in the January-September period, the United Kingdom ranked sixth, the United States seventh, Romania eighth, Austria ninth, and Portugal tenth in Turkey’s exports of buses, minibuses, and midibuses. France, Germany, and Italy are known as the three largest export markets for these Turkish products.
