automotive industry general assessment turkish consists of 16 assemblers which 11 are foreign owned or joint ventures operating under licences there around 1 300 supplier providing products total established production capacities 690 000 passenger cars and 175 commercial vehicles in 1999 the global crises negatively affected because high interest rate domestic demand to those was diminished decreased but year 2000 macroeconomic program implemented turkey resulted considerable increase number motor 344 502 units 1998 297 862 is expected be 450 automobiles 239 937 222 041 320 1995 1996 1997 220 165 231 832 345 193 326 804 275 503 395 773 233 412 207 757 242 780 253 967 import 19 57 479 125 025 111 536 131 215 208 870 export
