Turkish Car Production: 1970-2011

Car production in Turkey has been rising steadily. No doubt it is cost effective to make cars there, and yet still close to the European market. Ford made small numbers of cars before giving up to concentrate on commercial vehicle, of which it is by far the biggest in the country. GM I believe made the Vectra in Izmir but finished that in 2001. To more than make up for those departures, three Asian car makers opened plants. The two mainstays Renault and Fiat continue to be the main manufacturers.

Below production is shown in five year periods, but the last one only three years. The last period is down even allowing for the difference in length of time, but the economic downturn has caused that. Overall you would have to say car manufacturing in Turkey is doing quite well.

Yr	Total	Renault	Fiat	Toyota	Hyund	Honda	Ford	GM
70-74	153,100	47,000	79,200	-	-	-	26,900	-
75-79	289,400	144,200	119,400	-	-	-	25,800	-
80-84	185,400	93,500	90,100	-	-	-	1,800	-
85-89	488,700	206,200	246,500	-	-	-	36,000	-
90-94	1,189,100	470,600	661,100	-	-	-	21,700	35,700
95-99	1,145,900	444,500	483,200	92,600	37,400	14,900	34,800	38,500
00-04	1,418,300	666,800	359,500	261,700	74,300	46,900	-	9,100
05-09	2,766,700	1,236,200	425,700	695,500	287,700	121,600	-	-
10-12	1,216,100	638,100	203,300	174,900	167,200	32,600	-	-
Total	8,852,700	3,947,100	2,668,000	1,224,700	566,600	216,000	147,000	83,300