AUTOMOTIVEAutomotive Industry Exports Of Turkey By Countries (Value: US$)Country 2007 2008 2009France 1.886.351.704 2.374.979.300 2.638.204.514İtaly 1.948.266.210 1.822.539.490 1.414.115.311Germany 1.305.271.497 1.536.741.817 812.822.454UK 1.132.370.449 1.348.080.227 657.315.937USA 36.774.916 107.492.300 473.879.233Belgium 243.751.399 451.680.299 444.251.093Slovenia 312.502.928 478.069.138 433.121.523Spain 1.042.914.098 786.685.886 300.573.093Algeria 195.666.130 231.930.280 286.036.057Russian Federation 599.656.786 1.194.052.815 186.572.069Pol<strong>and</strong> 147.200.451 184.731.314 170.018.895Greece 215.070.399 221.909.920 165.173.939Israel 222.531.291 303.185.398 143.637.227Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 299.401.997 257.349.186 123.536.412Austria 153.402.811 156.610.640 93.150.904Czech Repuclic 140.568.207 204.144.434 92.247.090Romania 658.392.430 561.938.592 88.028.953Sweeden 106.323.901 109.082.074 86.340.105Iraq 49.722.820 45.658.341 84.067.400Tunusia 56.063.801 73.300.824 79.523.070Portugal 67.003.420 121.528.428 69.054.130Others 2.123.819.618 2.299.649.181 977.824.210Total 12.943.027.263 14.871.339.884 9.819.493.619Source: Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade (DTM)© İGEME - Export Promotion Center of Turkey, 2010
AUTOPARTSAUTOPARTS INDUSTRYPRODUCTIONTurkish <strong>autoparts</strong> industry manufactures parts <strong>and</strong> pieces for the vehicles manufactured in our country <strong>and</strong>in the global market, as well as for the OEM <strong>and</strong> After Market.Turkey has had a strong component sector <strong>and</strong> in recent years has developed a highly competitivecomponents industry providing products compatible with br<strong>and</strong>s such as GM, Mercedes, BMW, Opel,Toyota, Fiat <strong>and</strong> Ford. The Turkish <strong>autoparts</strong> industry with its large capacity, wide variety of production<strong>and</strong> high st<strong>and</strong>ards, supports automotive industry production <strong>and</strong> the vehicle park in Turkey (14.2 millionvehicles) <strong>and</strong> also has ample potential for exports.The Turkish automotive <strong>and</strong> <strong>autoparts</strong> industry is concentrated in the Marmara Region, mainly in Bursa. Twomajor car factories <strong>and</strong> two “Organized Industrial Zones” are in Bursa. Other important cities are İstanbul,İzmir, Kocaeli, Ankara, Konya, Adana <strong>and</strong> Manisa. Another development in the Turkish Autoparts Industry isthe establishment of the TAYSAD Components Manufacturers Industrial Zone (TOSB). The “Association ofAutomotive Parts <strong>and</strong> Components Manufacturers” (TAYSAD, http://www.taysad.org.tr), began the TOSBproject for its members in 1999. TOSB, covering a 2500 hectare area in Kocaeli, provides TAYSAD memberslarger production sites, modern environmental facilities, proximity to vehicle manufacturers, training <strong>and</strong>conference facilities, interfirm cooperation <strong>and</strong> a technology <strong>and</strong> innovation center.Due to the high export potential of the sector <strong>and</strong> Turkey’s regional advantages, the <strong>autoparts</strong> sector hasbeen attracting foreign investors. At present the number of foreign investors in the <strong>autoparts</strong> sector is 192.Most of the world leaders in the sector have joint-ventures with Turkish companies.© İGEME - Export Promotion Center of Turkey, 2010