Automotiv_September

Monthly automotive aftermarket magazine
Bursa prospers in
automotive exports
Almost two-thirds of the roughly
900,000 vehicles that Turkey is
expected to export to foreign
markets are assembled in Bursa.
Thousands of people work in
giant car factories that produce
vehicles for global companies like
Renault and Fiat to be sold on the
growing Turkish market or to be
shipped to Europe.
The car industry in Bursa is hugewith
Renault and Fiat vehicles
manufactured in factories to
be sold in Turkey or exported
to Europe. More recently,
government officials and
businessmen have been trying
to promote Bursa as a tourist
destination.
The Turkish automotive and spare
parts industry is concentrated in
the Marmara Region, mainly in
Bursa. Two major car factories
and two “Organized Industrial
Zones” are located in Bursa.
The automotive supplier industry
of Bursa produces almost all
types of parts, components and
spare parts such as engines and
engine parts, power train parts
and components, brake and
clutch parts and components,
hydraulic and pneumatic systems,
suspension systems, security
systems, rubber and plastic parts,
chassis, frames and parts, casting
and forging, electrical equipment
and parts, lighting systems,
accumulator batteries, seats etc.
The auto parts industry of Bursa
has developed rapidly as a
consequence of developments
in the automotive industry.
The auto parts industry with its
large capacity, wide variety of
production and high standards,
supports automotive industry
production and the vehicles in
Bursa and also has ample potential
for exports. The automotive and
auto spare parts industry have
prospered dynamically in line
with ever increasing demand
from abroad.
46 SEPTEMBER 2018