According to the data of Uludag Automotive Industry Exporters’ Association (OIB), the exports of the sector increased by 11.7 percent in September and reached 2 billion 753 million dollars. The sector, which has a share of 13.9 percent in Turkey’s exports, maintained its second place.
In the January-September period of this year, the automotive industry exports increased by 5 percent and became 22.3 billion dollars, while the average monthly exports in the first nine months was 2.5 billion dollars.
Pointing out that the approximately 12 percent increase in September after the 6 percent decline in August, OIB Chairman of the Board Baran Celik said, “The figure we achieved was the highest in September exports to date. “Exports of passenger cars increased by double digits and tow trucks increased by triple digits. Exports of motor vehicles for transporting goods decreased in September,” he said.
Çelik added that the high rate of increase in exports to Germany, France and Poland in September attracted attention.
‘EXPORTS THAT CANNOT BE REALIZED IN PREVIOUS MONTHS LOOKED THIS MONTH’
OIB President Baran Celik, in a special statement to Haberturk, stated that there are different reasons for the export record that was broken in September.
Çelik said, “The most important reason is that there is an increase of approximately 4 times in the attractive product group and 26 percent in the passenger car group. The majority of this increase can be seen as the sagging of exports this month, which could not be realized in the previous months.”
Noting that the effects of the energy crisis in Europe on the automotive industry have not been seen yet, Çelik stated that the losses due to the euro/dollar parity have exceeded 2 billion dollars since the beginning of the year.
ATTRACTIVE EXPORTS INCREASED 249 PERCENT
Supply industry exports, which increased by 13 percent in September to 1 billion 182 million dollars, took the first place among the product groups to which the most exports were made.
While the export of passenger cars increased by 26 percent to 807 million dollars, motor vehicles for the transportation of goods decreased by 25 percent to 425 million dollars.
The highest rate of increase in exports in September was seen in the tractor group. The export of tow trucks increased by 249 percent and reached 201 million dollars.
GERMANY LEADER IN SUPPLY EXPORT
While the largest export in the supply industry was made to Germany with an increase of 17 percent, exports to Russia increased by 23 percent, to France by 49 percent, to Poland by 21 percent and to Romania by 46 percent.
While exports of passenger cars to France increased by 67 percent, exports to the United Kingdom increased by 101 percent, to Spain by 24 percent, to Italy by 73 percent, to Poland by 120 percent and to Morocco by 62 percent.
In motor vehicles for the transport of goods, exports to Germany increased by 57 percent, to Spain by 35 percent, to the United Kingdom by 41 percent, to Slovenia by 44 percent, to France by 45 percent and to the USA by 27 percent.
LARGEST SHARE OF EU COUNTRIES
In September, exports to Germany increased by 27 percent and became 403 million dollars, while the United Kingdom ranked second with 324 million dollars despite a decrease of 4 percent. France, where exports increased by 35 percent to 270 million dollars, came in third.
In September, exports increased by 23 percent to Italy, 24 percent to Spain, 68 percent to Poland, 20 percent to Romania, 40 percent to Bulgaria, 32 percent to Sweden, 98 percent to Czechia. 12 percent, 31% to Slovenia, and 48% of exports to Egypt decreased.
While the European Union countries ranked first on the basis of country group with a share of 64 percent and an export of 1 billion 758 million dollars in September, exports to EU countries increased by 22 percent. In the same period, exports to African countries decreased by 16 percent.