 Like in many countries, the car manufacturing industry has been significantly affected by the global financial crisis.In March 2009, Turkey's Automotive Industry Association (OSD) said the automotive production fell by 63% on year in the first two months of 2009, as exports dropped by 61.6% in the same period.In 2015 Turkey produced over 1.3 million motor vehicles, ranking as the 14th largest producer in the world.