automotive and autoparts industries in turkey - TurkCADCAM.net
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İstanbul Leather 130,846 167,225 200,388 198,467<br />
FTZ<br />
The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 84,210 172,342 166,056 197,133<br />
Israel 150,458 173,728 150,021 176,552<br />
F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 89,811 120,822 128,631 164,145<br />
Belgium 55,220 110,650 163,596 154,753<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 97,072 130,901 125,824 147,553<br />
Greece 126,577 96,840 60,932 146,624<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong> 60,925 98,020 133,074 140,493<br />
Hungary 94,965 84,290 78,629 129,808<br />
Denmark 29,291 85,244 103,265 125,164<br />
Algeria 61,519 136,457 87,612 122,236<br />
Austria 64,992 109,047 117,696 120,253<br />
Sweden 45,590 78,463 72,904 115,309<br />
Bulgaria 31,762 45,171 78,816 101,769<br />
Others 656,089 967,740 1,339,506 1,324,334<br />
TOTAL 4,046,496 6,935,045 7,892,162 9,813,002<br />
Source: DTM<br />
AUTOPARTS INDUSTRY<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
Turkey has had a strong component sector <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> recent years has developed a<br />
highly competitive components <strong>in</strong>dustry provid<strong>in</strong>g products compatible with br<strong>and</strong>s<br />
such as GM, Mercedes, BMW, Opel, Toyota, Fiat <strong>and</strong> Ford. The Turkish <strong>autoparts</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry with its large capacity, wide variety of production <strong>and</strong> high st<strong>and</strong>ards,<br />
supports <strong>automotive</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry production <strong>and</strong> the vehicles <strong>in</strong> Turkey (11 million<br />
vehicles) <strong>and</strong> also has ample potential for exports.<br />
The Turkish <strong>automotive</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>autoparts</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry is concentrated <strong>in</strong> the Marmara<br />
Region, ma<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong> Bursa. Two major car factories <strong>and</strong> two “Organized Industrial<br />
Zones” are <strong>in</strong> Bursa. Other important cities are İstanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli, Ankara,<br />
Konya, Adana <strong>and</strong> Manisa. Another development <strong>in</strong> the Turkish Autoparts Industry is<br />
the establishment of TAYSAD Components Manufacturers Industrial Zone (TOSB).<br />
The “Association of Automotive Parts <strong>and</strong> Components Manufacturers” (TAYSAD,<br />
http://www.taysad.org.tr), started the TOSB project for its members <strong>in</strong> 1999. TOSB,<br />
cover<strong>in</strong>g a 2500 hectare area <strong>in</strong> Kocaeli, provides TAYSAD members larger<br />
production sites, modern environmental facilities, proximity to vehicle manufacturers,<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> conference facilities, <strong>in</strong>terfirm cooperation <strong>and</strong> a technology <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>novation center.<br />
Due to the high export potential of the sector <strong>and</strong> the regional advantages of Turkey,<br />
the <strong>autoparts</strong> sector has been attract<strong>in</strong>g foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors. At present the number of<br />
foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors <strong>in</strong> the <strong>autoparts</strong> sector is 192. Most of the world leaders <strong>in</strong> the<br />
sector have jo<strong>in</strong>tventures with Turkish companies.<br />
© İGEME – Export Promotion Center of Turkey, 2007 6
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