Commercial vehicle exports exceeded 5.1 billion dollars! The country with the most exports has been announced

According to the compilation of Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters Association data, the automotive industry exported products worth 31 billion 144 million 829 thousand dollars in the January-September period.

Exports of "motor vehicles for transporting goods", which constitute 16.6 percent of this figure, increased from 4 billion 787 million 959 thousand dollars to 5 billion 185 million 578 thousand dollars in the January-September period, with an increase of 8.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.

In the January-September period, light commercial vehicles, pickup trucks and trucks were exported to 79 countries, autonomous and free zones.

1.1 BILLION EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

The country to which the sector exported the most in this product group in the January-September period was the United Kingdom.

In the January-September period last year, 1 billion 1 million 979 thousand dollars of "motor vehicles for transporting goods" were exported to the United Kingdom, and in the same period this year, 1 billion 129 million 955 thousand dollars were exported, with an increase of 12.8 percent.

These exports to the United Kingdom constituted 21.8 percent of the total exports of light commercial vehicles, pickup trucks and trucks in 9 months.

Exports to Germany, which ranks second, increased by 11.4 percent compared to the same period in 2025, from 772 million 860 thousand dollars to 861 million 103 thousand dollars.

Exports to France, which ranks third, in the January-September period increased by 34.5 percent compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 595 million 771 thousand dollars from 442 million 834 thousand dollars.

During this period, light commercial vehicle, pickup truck and truck exports to Slovenia decreased by 8.7 percent, from 608 million 592 thousand dollars to 555 million 707 thousand dollars.

EXPORTS TO THE NETHERLANDS INCREASED GREATLY

Exports to Italy, which ranks fifth, increased by 16.4 percent in the 9 months of the year compared to the same period last year, reaching 543 million 19 thousand dollars from 466 million 404 thousand dollars.

Belgium ranked 6th with a 13.4 percent increase and 332 million 800 thousand dollars, Spain ranked 7th with a 36.5 percent decrease and 320 million 968 thousand dollars, and Austria ranked 8th with a 36 percent increase and 108 million 81 thousand dollars.

There was a significant increase in the export of "motor vehicles for transporting goods" to the Netherlands in the 9-month period. Exports to the Netherlands, where exports amounted to 4 million 817 thousand dollars in the same period last year, increased by 1868 percent to 94 million 821 thousand dollars in the 9 months of this year.

Australia, whose commercial vehicle exports increased by 46 percent from 53 million 475 thousand dollars to 78 million 32 thousand dollars, became the 10th country with the most exports.