Automotive Exports September 2020

Performance
of the Turkish
automotive
industry in the
first half
decreased by 16 percent in the heavy
commercial vehicle group and 33 percent
in the light commercial vehicle group.
Compared to the January-July period of
2019, the commercial vehicle market
increased 65 percent, the light commercial
vehicle market increased 66 percent and
the heavy commercial vehicle market
increased 58 percent.
In the January-July period of 2020,
compared to the same period of the
previous year, total automotive exports
decreased by 36 percent on unit basis
and automobile exports by 32 percent.
During this period, total exports were 480
thousand 425 units, while automobile
exports were 333 thousand 725 units.
In the January-July period of 2020,
compared to the same period of the
previous year, total automotive exports
decreased by 29 percent in Dollar terms
and 28 percent in Euro terms compared
to the same period of the previous year.
During this period, total automotive
exports were $ 13 billion, while automobile
exports decreased by 27 percent to $ 5
billion. Automobile exports in Euro terms
decreased by 26 percent to 4.5 Billion €.
In the January-July period of 2020, total
production decreased by 27 percent
and automobile production by 24
percent compared to the same period
of the previous year. During this period,
total production was 636 thousand 757
units, and automobile production was 440
thousand 103 units.
In the January-July period of 2020, the total
market increased by 60 percent compared
to the same period of the previous year
and reached 351 thousand 319 units.
In this period, the automobile market
increased by 59 percent and was 273
thousand 22 units.
In the commercial vehicle group,
production shrank by 32 percent in the
January-July period of 2020, while it
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