Automotive Exports – November 2017

Monthly automotive aftermarket magazine
Total Automotive Production
Achieves Historical High
The Turkish total automotive production has achieved historical high in
terms of the production in January-September 2017 increasing 18 percent
to 1 million 224 thousand 838 units, according to the statement posted by
Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD)
Turkish automotive total
production has increased
18%, the automobile production
31% in January-September 2017
year on year. In this period, the
number of the total automotive
production became 1 million
224 thousand units, automobile
production 839 thousand units.
While the commercial vehicle
production decreased 2 percent
and light commercial vehicle 3%,
the heavy commercial vehicle
production increased 9 percent.
Together with tractor production
the total automotive production
reached 1 million 262 thousand
572 units. The tractor production
itself decreased 1% to 38,734 units
in January-September 2017.
The total domestic market
constricted 2% to 643 thousand
in this period. The automobile
market contracted 3 percent to
477 thousand in this period. The
commercial vehicle and light
commercial vehicle domestic market
increased 2%, heavy commercial
vehicle market decreased 6% in this
period.
The share of imported automobiles
became 70% in the first 9 months
this year. While the total automobile
sales decreased 3% and imported
ones 10%, the sales of domestic
made automobiles increased
22% in this period. The sales of
imported light commercial vehicles
matched 49%. In this period, the
total commercial vehicle market
increased 2% and imported light
commercial vehicles 6%; the
domestic made light commercial
vehicles slightly decreased 1%. The
heavy commercial vehicle market
decreased 6% to 15,352 units,
truck market 4% to 13,405 units
respectively, coach market kept its
level to 1,316 units and bus market
plunged 38% to 631 units. As for
the last decade on average, the
total automotive domestic market
increased 19%, automobile market
30%, light commercial vehicle 1%
respectively; but heavy commercial
vehicle market dropped 38% in this
period.
The total automotive exports
increased 24 percent based on
unit, as for the automobile exports
surged 38 percent in January-
September 2017. The number of
total automotive exports reached
984 thousand units accounting
for 80% of the total automotive
production; the automobile exports
accomplished 689 thousand units
in this period. The total automotive
exports expanded 22% based on
dollar and euro in this period. The
total automotive exports reached
worth $21,2 billion, automobile
exports $8,6 billion. The tractor
exports kept its exports level to
10,166 units in this period.
38 NOVEMBER 2017