Led by passenger car exports totaling $634.98 million,
Turkey's
automotive exports rose 61% to $2.42 billion during the first two months of 2005; February alone saw an export rise of 92% year-on-year.
For the January-February 2005 period, the Turkish
automotive sector exported to a total of 140 countries and self-governing territories, as well as13 free zones.
Germany was
Turkey's largest export market, absorbing $331.57 million worth of
automotive exports. Next were
France,
Italy, the
UK,
Poland and
Spain.