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Automotive exports leap to record $3.3 billion

The Turkish automotive sector's export revenues reached a monthly record of $3.3 billion in March, rising nearly 23 percent from a year ago.

This made automotive Türkiye's biggest exporting industry, with a 13.9 percent share in the country's export revenues last month, according to a statement from the Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters' Association (OİB).

Turkey's auto production, exports up in H1

Turkey's automotive production, including light commercial vehicles, tractors, and automobiles, amounted to 639,661 units during the first half of this year, an association report said on July 12.

The six-month figure was up by 23.3 percent versus the first half of 2020, according to the Automotive Manufacturers Association.