According to data compiled from the Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters’ Association (OIB), Turkey’s automotive exports in the January–November period rose by 12.3% year-on-year to USD 37.764 billion.
Having set a record last year with exports of USD 37.212 billion, the automotive sector surpassed that figure within just 11 months this year, achieving the highest export level in its history.
Continuing to lead Turkish exports, the automotive sector is poised to reclaim the top export position for the 19th time in the past 20 years excluding 2022.
During the January–November period, the automotive sector exported to over 200 countries and autonomous/free zones, accounting for 15.3% of Turkey’s total exports.
Records broken across subsectors:
- Automotive supply industry the backbone of the sector—posted exports of USD 14.444 billion in January–November, a 5.1% rise from USD 13.742 billion in the same period last year. Having reached a record USD 14.879 billion in exports last year, the supply industry is expected to surpass that figure again with December’s exports.
- Passenger car exports rose 5.7% year-on-year to USD 11.692 billion in 11 months, up from USD 11.057 billion over the same period in 2024. The passenger car segment, whose highest-ever exports stood at USD 12.383 billion in 2018, is forecast to break the record if December exports exceed USD 691 million.
- Exports of motor vehicles for the transport of goods (covering light commercial vehicles, pickups, and trucks) increased by 30% year-on-year to USD 6.492 billion (from USD 4.974 billion), already surpassing last year’s record high of USD 5.577 billion as of October and maintaining its record breaking trajectory.
- Bus, minibus, and midi-bus exports surged nearly 30% year-on-year to USD 2.985 billion (from USD 2.311 billion). Sector representatives note that this 10-month figure has already exceeded the full year 2024 record of USD 2.568 billion, pushing the sector’s performance upward.
- Exports under the “Other” category which includes tractors, special-purpose motor vehicles, and railway vehicles reached USD 2.151 billion over the 11-month period.
Key export markets:
- Germany, Turkey’s primary export market, received automotive exports worth over USD 6.143 billion in January–November—up 39% from USD 4.422 billion in the same period last year.
- France, in second place, saw automotive exports rise 15% to USD 4.398 billion (from USD 3.822 billion).
- Exports to the United Kingdom rose 2% to USD 3.853 billion (from USD 3.778 billion).
- Spain ranked fourth with USD 3.166 billion in exports, followed by Italy in fifth place at USD 3.024 billion.
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