Led by passenger car exports totaling $1.44 billion,
Turkey's
automotive exports rose 46.5% year on year to $4.4 billion during the first four months of 2005.
In April alone,
automotive exports rose 25% year on year to $1.11 billion. Exports rose 37% in January, 92% in February and 48% in March.
Germany was
Turkey's largest export market, absorbing $663.4 million worth of
automotive exports. Next were
Italy,
France, the
UK,
Spain and the
Netherlands.