Turkish auto exports keep on increasing
Turkish
automotive exports totaled $5.57 billion in the first five months of 2005. In May alone,
automotive exports rose 35% year on year to $1.17 billion.
For the January-May 2005 period, the Turkish
automotive sector exported a total of 162 countries and self-governing territories, as well as 13 free zones.
EU member countries accounted for $3.88 billion of the total
automotive exports in the first five months of 2005. The
automotive exports to
Germany,
Italy,
Austria,
Spain and the
UK reached $2.82 billion.