Turkish tractor unit exports rise 25.4% in nine months, topping 1.7 billion dollars

Tractor unit manufacturing, a sub-group of the automotive sector, increased its exports by 25.4% in January-September this year compared with the same period last year. According to Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters' Association data, exports rose from 1 billion 380 million 823 thousand dollars to 1 billion 731 million 529 thousand dollars.

Exports by country

Germany was the top destination over the nine-month period. Exports to second-placed United Kingdom rose 32.2%, from 177 million 548 thousand dollars to 234 million 752 thousand dollars. Sales to third-placed Slovenia grew 26.2%, from 142 million 714 thousand dollars to 180 million 121 thousand dollars.

Exports to fourth-placed France climbed 60%, from 101 million 427 thousand dollars to 162 million 358 thousand dollars. Sales to sixth-placed Poland rose 56.5%, from 75 million 558 thousand dollars to 118 million 276 thousand dollars.

Spain was the market that declined. Sales, which stood at 154 million 48 thousand dollars in the first nine months of last year, fell 13.2% this year to 133 million 684 thousand dollars.