Automotive Exports Rise By 59.3 Percent

BURSA - Automotive exports from Bursa province rose by 59.3 percent to 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in January-August 2003 when compared with the same period of previous year.
According to figures of Uludag Exporter Unions, exports from automotive sector were around 2 billion 828 million 297 thousand U.S. dollars in January-August 2002.
Exports of by-industry increased 27.9 percent to 1 billion 540 million 740 thousand U.S. dollars in the mentioned period.
Automotive exports from Bursa were made to 14 free zones, 162 countries and autonomous regions in the mentioned period.
Germany was ranked the first among export centers of Bursa with 768 million 926 thousand U.S. dollars while Italy, France, Spain and Britain followed it.
Below listed the automotive and by-industry products exported from Bursa in January-August 2003:

. Thousand difference
Product (USD) (%)
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Automotive by-industry 1,540,740 27.9
Passenger cars 1,296,471 70
Motorized vehicles to carry goods 721,993 110.0
Bus-minibus 321,012 46.2
Vessels-boats-ships 323,465 89.9
Tank-armored vehicles 130,706 5,856.8
Tractors 92,411 263.3
Towings 18,485 7.6
Bicycle-motorcycle 20,310 67.2
Railway vehicles 13,009 87.3
Aircraft-spacecraft 12,494 -62.3
Motor vehicles on special propose 14,287 21.1
Towings on special purpose 157 -25.4

The first ten countries and free zones to which Turkey exported motor vehicles in the January-August period of 2003 are as follows:

. thousand difference
Countries (USD) (%)
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Germany 768,926 46.2
Italy 495,663 31.3
France 466,372 25.8
Spain 230,133 142.1
Britain 223,699 72.1
Istanbul Leather Free Zone 131,705 15.2
Malaysia 129,446 519.7
Russian Federation 117,744 125
Israel 107,278 105.6
Greece 98,977 409.1

(EÖ-AÖ) 02.09.2003