Exports In Automotive Sector Increase By 55 Percent

BURSA - Exports in automotive sector increased 55 percent to 5.8 billion U.S. dollars in January-October period of 2003.
In the same period last year, exports from automotive sector were 3.7 billion U.S. dollars.
Uludag Exporters' Associations (UIB) told the A.A on Tuesday that exports from automotive sector increased 55 percent to 5 billion 848 million 779 thousand U.S. dollars in January-October period of 2003, while this figure was 3 billion 772 million 978 thousand U.S. dollars in the same period of 2002.
The sector exported its products to 14 free zones and 176 countries and autonomous regions in January-October 2003.
Germany ranked the first with 982 million 411 thousand U.S. dollars among the countries to which automotive exports were sent. France, Italy, Britain and Spain followed Germany.
The exports of automotive and by industry products in January-October of 2003 are as follows:

. thousand difference
(U.S. dollar) (%)
------------------------------------- ---------- --------
Automotive by-industry 1,980,112 27,3
Passenger cars 1,737,026 66,3
Lorries-trucks 927,728 83,8
Vessels-boats-ships 408,737 104,8
Bus-minibus-midibus 425,374 56,1
Tractors 128,658 296,9
Tank-armoured vehicles 152,794 382,2
Railway vehicles 13,011 87,3
Towings 22,050 11,8
Aircraft-spacecraft 12,494 -79,1
Motor vehicles on special propose 17,309 26,2
Towings on special purpose 200 -15,7

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

. thousand difference
Countries (U.S. dollar) (%)
------------------------------------ ---------- ----------
Germany 982.411 39,9
France 671.228 42,5
Italy 655.427 36,5
Britain 298.163 36,6
Spain 292.370 131,3
Istanbul Leather Free Zone 177.693 22,3
Malaysia 151.013 349,8
Israel 145.215 66,1
Greece 141.337 243,9
Russian Federation 139.347 96,2

(GC-AÖ) 04.11.2003