The neighbouring country continues its accession to car industry. recording particularly significant export performance and enhancing the position on the car market.
The Turkey has long known her ambitions in the automotive sector, attempting to follow the example of other countries that have exploited the development of motor traffic As a key lever to strengthen industry and their economy as a whole.
Thus, they have made it clear long ago that one of the objectives is both the creation of a strong car industry within the country and the development of a productive model that invests heavily in exports. In fact, the latest evidence shows that the following model is already bearing fruit.
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According to the latest available information published for the first seven months of 2026, Turkey recorded a new historical record on car exportsMore specifically, The sector's exports amounted to around 26 billion euros, marking the highest performance for January-July in its history, according to a report by the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
In fact, the export sector recorded an increase of 2.6% compared with the corresponding seven months of the previous year., despite the fact that we are talking about a period when the market has faced particular pressure, mainly due to international developments in the wider region.
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It is noted that its success is not an isolated phenomenon, since the Turkish industry has been successively breaking export records for the period January-July for the last four years. In particular, the value of exports had been around EUR 20.9 billion in 2025, compared to EUR 18.3 billion in 2024 and EUR 17.6 billion in 2023.
This year's July was one of the most important months in the history of Turkish car exports, since it was the best ever recorded for July and the second best monthly performance overall, behind only December 2025.
As regards the position of the car now in relation to all Turkish exports, exports vehicles reached about 15.1%.
The markets to which Turkish products are directed are of particular interest, with the most important destination for Turkish car exports being Germany. The neighbouring country has long had a strong commercial presence on the German market, as it lives in Germany one of the largest communities of Turkish origin in Europe.
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In particular, Germany recorded imports of Turkish products of the sector worth around EUR 2.76 billion. Followed by Italy EUR 2.06 billion, the United Kingdom EUR 2 billion and Spain EUR 1.79 billion
