Automotive Exports March 2021

Turkey sold
buses to 99
countries in
2020
Buses, minibuses and midibuses produced
in Turkey were sold to 99 different
countries across the world in 2020. The
exports of the vehicles have generated
over $1.5 billion (TL 11.12 billion).
In 2020, the highest amount of exports
was made to European countries in the
bus, minibus and midibus group. France
was the biggest market for Turkish-made
buses with a nearly 18% share, worth over
$286.7 million.
Germany, which ranked second, imported
over $264.7 million worth of vehicles,
while Italy ranked third with $131.9
million. The shares of the two countries
were over 17% and 8%, respectively.
Exports of $683.4 million to these three
countries accounted for almost 44.91% of
Turkey’s total bus, minibus and midibus
sales last year. Morocco, meanwhile, was
also among the countries that increased
its imports of such vehicles from Turkey
in 2020. Exports to the country, which
ranked fourth, jumped by 66% year-onyear,
from $45.3 million in 2019 to $75.2
million. Georgia ranked fifth with an
increase of 96%, hitting $51.9 million.
Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Egypt also saw
a noteworthy increase in bus, minibus and
midibus imports from Turkey.
Exports to Sweden also increased by
292% compared to 2019, from $13 million
to $37.9 million, while exports to Saudi
Arabia also increased by 348% from $6.4
million to $22.3 million.
Sales to Egypt, in the meantime, hit $13.6
million in 2020, a significant jump from
2019’s $164,000.
The Turkish automotive sector also sold
such vehicles to Libya, Rwanda, Uruguay,
Madagascar, Congo, Malaysia and Guinea
for the first time in 2020.
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