Türkiye's automotive industry exported passenger cars to 82 countries, autonomous regions and free zones in the January-September period.
The industry's total exports reached $31 billion 144 million 829 thousand during this period, while passenger cars accounted for 28 percent of automotive exports.
Passenger car exports fell 6.1 percent
Passenger car exports, which stood at $9 billion 303 million 695 thousand in the January-September 2025 period, fell 6.1 percent to $8 billion 732 million 380 thousand in the same period this year.

France was the largest market for passenger car exports. Exports to France rose 5 percent year-on-year, from $1 billion 562 million 263 thousand to $1 billion 640 million 938 thousand.
Exports to Spain rose 6.3 percent to $1 billion 207 million 330 thousand, while exports to Italy increased 6.5 percent to $977 million 816 thousand.
Exports declined to Germany and the United Kingdom
Passenger car exports to Germany fell 25 percent to $715 million 513 thousand. Exports to Slovenia rose 6.7 percent to $712 million 361 thousand.
Exports to the United Kingdom fell 38.3 percent to $643 million 211 thousand. Poland ranked seventh with $568 million 82 thousand, Belgium eighth with $352 million 755 thousand, and the Netherlands ninth with $182 million 685 thousand.

Passenger car exports to Greece amounted to $164 million 50 thousand. Thus, nine of the 10 largest export markets were European Union countries.
New exports to Libya and Estonia
Türkiye exported $14 million 200 thousand worth of passenger cars to Libya, where no passenger car exports had been recorded in the same period last year, and $8 million 483 thousand worth to Estonia.
Of the total $8 billion 732 million 380 thousand in passenger car exports during the January-September period, 82 percent, or $7 billion 164 million 741 thousand, went to the top 10 countries.