Car production increased by 4 percent in the period January-September and exports by 2 percent.
In the first nine months of 2022 (January-September), total car production increased by 4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 962 thousand 18, while car production reached 571 thousand 6 units, following a parallel course. While total auto exports on a unit basis increased 2 percent, auto exports fell 1 percent. Together with tractor production, total production amounted to 996 thousand 926 units. In the commercial vehicle group, production increased by 12 percent in the period January-September 2022, by 33 percent in the heavy commercial vehicle group and by 10 percent in the light commercial vehicle group. Compared to the January-September 2021 period, the commercial vehicle market is up 2 percent, while the heavy-duty commercial vehicle market grew 22 percent, while the light commercial vehicle market fell 2 percent. In the first nine months of the year, the total market shrank by 6 percent from the previous year and amounted to 549 thousand 630 units.
CAR PRODUCTION INCREASED 25.9 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER
Compared to the previous year, total car production in September increased by 20.5 percent and car production by 25.9 percent. Compared to the same period last year, total auto exports increased 2 percent in the January-September period, while auto exports fell 1 percent. In this period, total exports amounted to 687 thousand 966 units, while automobile exports amounted to 396 thousand 604 units. In the period January-September, the total market decreased by 6 percent compared to the previous year and amounted to 549 thousand 630 units. In this period the car market shrank by 8 percent to 399 thousand 224 units.
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In this period, the utilization rate of the car industry was 66 percent. Based on vehicle group, the occupancy rate was 66 percent in light vehicles (passenger cars + light commercial vehicles), 85 percent in the truck group, 36 percent in the bus-midibus group and 62 percent in the tractor unit.
AUTOMOTIVE EXPORTS INCREASED 5 PERCENT FROM 2021 TO 22.6 BILLION DOLLARS
In the period January-September, car exports increased by 2 percent on a unit basis compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 687 thousand 966 units. During this period, auto exports declined 1 percent compared to the same period the previous year, while commercial vehicle exports increased 8 percent. Tractor exports, on the other hand, rose 11 percent from 2021 to 13,331 units. According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, the total exports of the auto industry ranked second in the sector export ranking with a share of 12 percent in the period January-September 2022. According to data from the Uludag Exporters’ Association (UIB) total auto exports in the period January-September increased by 5 percent compared to 2021, reaching $22.6 billion. In euros, it rose by 18 percent to 21.3 billion euros. During this period, exports from the main industry increased by 2 percent in dollar terms and exports from the supply industry increased by 8 percent.
TOTAL MARKET REALIZED AT 549 thousand 630 units
In the first nine months of the year, the total market shrank by 6 percent from the previous year and amounted to 549 thousand 630 units. In this period the car market shrank by 8 percent to 399 thousand 244 units. Looking at the commercial vehicle market, the total commercial vehicle market was up 2 percent in the January-September period, the heavy commercial vehicle market was 22 percent and the light commercial vehicle market was down 2 percent over the same period in January. the previous period. year. grown up. In the January-September 2022 period, sales of imported light commercial vehicles decreased by 14 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year, while domestic light commercial vehicles increased by 9 percent. During this period, the share of domestic vehicles in car sales was 39 percent and the share of domestic vehicles in the light commercial vehicle market was 59 percent.