The recovery in global demand and the increase in orders from the European market played a key role in the sector’s strong start to the year.
According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the sector’s exports in January rose by 2.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, while the automotive industry’s share in total exports was recorded at 17.4%. Looking at previous years, January automotive exports amounted to USD 3 billion in 2025, USD 2.8 billion in 2024, USD 2.7 billion in 2023, USD 2.23 billion in 2022, and USD 2 billion 266.2 million dollars in 2021.
In January, the highest exports were made to Germany with USD 490 million, followed by France with USD 311 million, Spain with USD 291.7 million, the United Kingdom with USD 283.3 million, and Italy with USD 267.9 million. In terms of value-based export growth, Poland ranked first with an increase of 49.4%.
On a provincial basis, Kocaeli stood out with exports worth USD 828.6 million. It was followed by Istanbul with USD 664.6 million, Bursa with USD 588.5 million, Sakarya with USD 504.3 million, and Ankara with USD 126.7 million.
According to TİM data, among the countries where automotive exports increased the most in January were Poland, Italy, Spain, and Germany, while declines were observed in exports to the United Kingdom and France.
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