Sakarya sent more than half of the vehicles it produced to the world in 9 months

According to the data of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Sakarya, which ranks fourth in automotive sector exports after Kocaeli, Bursa and Istanbul, made exports of 3 billion 325 million 737 thousand dollars in the January-September period.

According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the Automotive Industry Association data, 695 thousand 52 of the 986 thousand 584 vehicles produced in Türkiye in 9 months were sent abroad.

Of the 162 thousand 696 vehicles produced in Sakarya between January and September, 108 thousand 841, corresponding to 66.89 percent, were sold abroad.

Sakarya, which produces 16.49 percent of Türkiye's vehicle production and 15.65 percent of its exports, sent 6 out of every 10 vehicles produced in 9 months abroad.

Toyota is a leader in production and exports

In Sakarya, which hosts manufacturers such as Toyota, Otokar and TürkTraktör, 162 thousand 696 vehicles, consisting of 143 thousand 778 cars, 1595 midibuses, 1386 buses, 992 small trucks, 32 pickup trucks and 14 thousand 913 tractors, were produced in the 9 months of the year. Thus, an average of 595 vehicles were taken off the line in the city per day.

Among the companies in the city, Toyota maintained its leadership in production and exports in the January-September period, while TürkTraktör came second and Otokar came third.

During this period, Toyota sold abroad 98 thousand 46 of the 143 thousand 778 vehicles it took off the line in its factory located in Arifiye district.

Otokar, one of the leading companies in Türkiye's defense industry, produced 4 thousand 5 vehicles consisting of buses, midibuses, small trucks and pickup trucks in the same period, and exported 1570 of them.