Turkish
automotive exports totaled $6.6 billion in the first half of the year, up 38.2% year on year.
For the January-June 2005 period, the Turkish
automotive sector exported a total of 165 countries and self-governing territories, as well as 13 free zones.
EU member countries accounted for $4.57 billion of the total
automotive exports in the first six months of 2005. The
automotive exports to
Germany,
Italy,
France,
Spain and the
UK reached $3.35 billion.