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FULL SUPPORT FROM TEMSA TO THE FAIRY TALE OF ADASOKAĞI

Adana Adasokağı Sports Club, which was established in Adana in 2014 with the participation of girls at social risk, started its adventure in the Women's Handball Super League. TEMSA was the transportation sponsor of Adasokağı Sports Club.

Making evaluations on the subject, Ebru Ersan, Corporate Communications Manager of TEMSA said that; “The story of Adasokağı is an indicator of how much Adana protects its own values. As TEMSA, we aim to stand by these young athletes and to set an example for our city, region and country in terms of gender equality and to contribute to the strengthening of women's place in society. What they have done so far proves to all of us what young people can achieve when the right opportunities are presented and the right guidance is given. We are proud to be with the Adasokağı family on this journey.”

FORD TRUCKS CONTINUES ITS GROWTH IN WEST EUROPE WITH AUSTRIA

Ford Trucks, which opened one after the other in Germany and France at the end of last year with the aim of spreading to all over Europe, continues its strategic growth in Western Europe by stepping into Austria. Emphasizing that they continue their growth journey in Europe without slowing down, Ford Trucks Deputy General Manager Serhan Turfan said: “We believe that Austria holds important opportunities for our brand. Here, we aim to create value for our customers with our internationally award-winning F-MAX and models that offer the most efficient transportation solutions.”

Ford Trucks, the global brand of Ford Otosan, which stands out with its engineering experience and 60 years of heritage in the heavy commercial sector, continues its worldwide growth with Austria, following successive openings in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg, and finally in Europe's biggest markets, Germany and France. Especially the F-MAX, the winner of the 2019 International Truck of the Year (ITOY) award, Ford Trucks, which has been successful in Europe with its product portfolio and innovative technologies developed from scratch by Ford Otosan engineers in Eskişehir, will enter the Austrian market, which has a strategic importance in Western European expansion plans, in cooperation with F-Trucks Austria GmbH.

Changing the dimensions of global competition in the heavy commercial sector, the "2019 International Truck of the Year" (IToY) award-winning F-MAX announced its strong footsteps in the country by being the winner of the "Truck of the Year" award in the competition held by heavy commercial journalists in Austria in the same year.

Turfan: “With the Austrian Structuring, we continue our permanent and strong growth target in Western Europe without slowing down” Ford Trucks Deputy General Manager Serhan Turfan stated that as Ford Trucks, they continue their innovative products and services with the aim of "being a companion who cares about their customers and develops their business" and that they have taken important steps with successive openings in key markets, despite their international growth plans, despite the pandemic.

“As Ford Trucks, we continue to break new ground and write a worldwide success story with our vision of “Creating value with the most efficient transportation solutions” in the heavy commercial industry for more than 60 years. The F-MAX, which won the 2019 International Truck of the Year (IToY) award, which we developed and produced from scratch, continues to be one of the most important indicators of the point reached by our production power, engineering capabilities, design, technology and vehicle development skills. We are very pleased to cooperate with KLV Rent and Hama Austria, one of the leading and experienced companies in the industry, in Austria, one of the markets where quality and service expectations are highest in the heavy commercial sector. We believe that F-Trucks Austria GmbH will represent our brand to Austrian customers in the best possible way.”

Emphasizing that Europe is Ford Trucks' main export market and that Austria has an important role in its global growth plans, Turfan said, “As Ford Trucks, we are completing the necessary preparations for permanent and strong growth in Western Europe, our growth will continue towards the northern countries. We plan to enter Northern European countries by 2024. We aim to be present in 55 countries by 2025.”

“Our Goal Is To Spread All Over Europe”

Emphasizing that Europe is Ford Trucks' main export market and that Austria has a key role in its growth plans here, Turfan said: “Austria has one of the important points in international transportation with its strategic location at the heart of Europe's trade lines. a very important market. Our operation in this country is a critical step in our global growth plans. As Ford Trucks, our goal is to expand across Europe, which is critical to our global growth plans.”?

IVECO BUS WON THE “SUSTAINABLE BUS OF THE YEAR” AWARD AND INSTALLED INNOVATIVE OPTIONAL MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY

IVECO BUS, a brand of Iveco Group N V (MI: IVG), won the "Sustainable Bus of the Year" award in the intercity category with its biomethane compatible CROSSWAY Low-Floor Hybrid Natural Gas bus. Thus, IVECO BUS has received this award for the third time, after the Low-Floor CROSSWAY in 2018 and the Natural Gas CROSSWAY in 2020.

The jury consisting of seven representatives from Europe's leading industry publications; safety, comfort, noise level, component recyclability, the manufacturer's commitment to sustainability and the vehicle's ability to create a positive image in the community it serves. The CROSSWAY Low-Floor Hybrid Natural Gas bus is an alternative for Regions, Districts and Cities seeking transportation solutions compatible with energy transition projects. The bus, which saves 15% fuel compared to the diesel model, can reduce carbon dioxide emissions up to 82% with the use of renewable fuels.

At the same time, IVECO BUS, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding last July, announced its partnership with the transportation technology company Via. The partnership will initially offer IVECO BUS customers in Italy personalized software for on-demand transport solutions through its dealer network from the beginning of 2023. The two partners will continue to explore easy-to-implement solutions for Public Transport Authorities and Operators, from demand-sensitive transport to alternative-energy autonomous public transport. In addition, evaluations continue for autonomous on-demand shuttle services.

Domenico Nucera, Head of Bus Business, Iveco Group, said that; “This third award confirms IVECO BUS's leading position in the intercity class in Europe and the Iveco Group's commitment to sustainable mobility. With the first result of the partnership with Via, it proves that IVECO BUS is following the evolution from the traditional business understanding, such as the energy transition and new business models that are revolutionizing the passenger transport sector.”

THE FIRST 18 METER ELECTRIC BUS OF ITALY BOLONIA FROM KARSAN!

Offering high-tech mobility solutions with the vision of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility", Karsan goes on attack in Italy. In this context, Karsan won the tender for 24 definitive and 7 optional 18-meter electric buses for the public transportation systems of Bologna, Italy, with its e-ATA model.

In line with the tender, the company signed a contract with the TPER Bologna company, which pioneered the transformation of electric public transportation in Italy with an innovative perspective, for the purchase of a total of 31 18-meter electric e-ATA buses. The delivery of the vehicles is planned for the last quarter of next year. In addition to the purchase of buses with the tender, it is envisaged that Karsan will also provide maintenance services for the vehicles. Emphasizing that Karsan has entered a dynamic period in its Italian structuring, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said that; “We are proud to add new achievements to the successes we have achieved in Italy. After our e-JEST and e-ATAK sales, we are now expanding in the Italian market with e-ATA. In addition, with this tender we won, we sold the first pantograph electric bus in the 18 meter class in Italy. As Karsan, we target a serious growth in Italy in the future.”

MERCEDES-BENZ TURK PRESENTED ITS INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE IDEAS INSIDE THE KOZA CENTER AT THE INNOVATION CAMP

At the "Idea Weeks" event, which includes thousands of employees every year, of the company, which defined the 3D of the Koza Center, which was established in 2017, as "Change", "Transformation" and "Nature-Friendly Technologies", more than 1000 employees contributed to the shared ideas by providing feedback with their feedback this year...

Mercedes-Benz Turk 2.Hand Bus & Truck Sales Director & Mercedes-Benz Koza Center Director Didem Daphne Özensel said that; “As a company, we believe that renewal, questioning and development are very important. Innovation, creating permanent value and sustainability of this value lie at the heart of the values ??we add to our company and society. We established our Koza Center with a volunteer team in order to create cultural change within Mercedes-Benz Turk, in a process where we embarked on a journey of transformation in order to adapt to the rapidly changing dynamics in the world and at the same time to keep the spirit of entrepreneurship alive. Our center, which has touched every employee at one point, without exception, since 2017, hosts the realization of innovative and sustainable ideas independent of hierarchy every year. As we move towards our sustainability vision, we organize Idea Weeks every year at the Koza Center, one of our most important in-house organizations that support us on this path, involving thousands of our employees. We are implementing various studies on innovation, sustainability and digitalization.”

MERCEDES-BENZ TURK CONTINUED IT'S LEADING PATENT APPLICATION IN THE FIRST 8 MONTHS OF 2022

The company with the highest number of patent applications in the first half of the year, Mercedes-Benz Turk continued its leadership in the field in the January-August period with a total of 127 patent applications. Continuing to achieve significant success with its Truck and Bus R&D teams, the company's total patent applications since 2014 reached 636.

Mercedes-Benz Turk Bus Development Body Director Dr. Zeynep Gül Koca said that; “We attach great importance to research and development studies in line with our leading position in the sector and our responsibility to our country. The reflection of the intense work carried out by our Bus R&D Center on the number of patent applications is a great source of happiness and motivation for us. Continuing to make very important inventions in 2022, our Bus R&D team made a total of 28 patent applications in the first 8 months of the year. Our invention on the ceiling profile for heavy loads is one of our outstanding patent applications. Considering the necessity of placing many devices and batteries on the vehicle roof in electric buses, our Bus R&D team carried out studies on this subject. Our invention allows the connection of batteries and carriers on the vehicle roof, especially for electric buses. I would like to thank all my colleagues, especially our Bus R&D team, for their successful work.”

Mercedes-Benz Turk Trucks R&D Director, Melikşah Yüksel made the following comments on the subject by saying that; “With our R&D Center we established in Aksaray in 2018, we continued to receive positive results from accelerating our work on the truck product group this year as well. As Mercedes-Benz Turk Trucks R&D team, we continued to contribute to the development of the trucks of the future by making 99 patent applications in the first 8 months of the year. Storage area design is among the subjects we have applied for patents this year. This patent is about the design of a storage area in the overhead section of the driver and/or passenger, where the headlining covers the ceilings of the truck cabins as a single or multiple pieces. The new application provides advantages such as simplifying complex designs, reducing the number of parts, cost and assembly time/labor, offering an aesthetic storage area and redefining the part preparation process. As Mercedes-Benz Turk Trucks R&D team, we are proud to have carried out works that shape the sector.”

MAN CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH NEW DEALERS

MAN ADDED MERTSAN AND METİNLER TO ITS DEALER NETWORK

Continuing to strengthen its dealer network throughout Turkey, MAN Truck and Bus Trade Inc. strengthened its sales and service network with 2 new dealers. Mertsan Group of Companies in Istanbul and Metinler Group of Companies in Kayseri were the last dealers to join the MAN Family, which works with the aim of providing the best and highest quality service to its customers 24/7. It was stated that while an authorized service contract was signed with Mertsan, one of the experienced companies in their sectors, at the same time, the signatures would be signed with Metinler in the process ahead. MAN increased the number of dealers in Turkey to 15 and the number of authorized service centers to 33 with new dealers.

Stating that they have further strengthened their dealer network with Mertsan Group of Companies and Metinler Group of Companies, MAN Truck and Bus Trade Inc. Truck Sales Director Serkan Sara said that; “As the traditional leader of the Turkish imported truck towing market, we continue to expand and strengthen our dealer network with new collaborations throughout our country. With our 2 new dealers joining us; We increased the number of our dealers across Turkey to 15 and the number of Authorized Services to 33. With our expanded dealer network, we aim to reach our customers all over Turkey in the fastest and easiest way. Both Mertsan and Metinler, as strong and experienced companies in their sectors, continue their activities successfully in different parts of our country. I believe that they will continue to grow by adding new ones to their success on this new path they started with MAN. As MAN, we are a company that knows the importance of dealers and service centers and attaches special importance to this field. Our dealers add great strength to us both in sales and after-sales service. We will continue to make a difference in our sector in the upcoming period with our dealers, who have an important place in our success today.”

“We Will Carry Our Success Even Further With Our New Dealers Joining the MAN Family”

Emphasizing that the main features that make MAN special in the sector are its high-quality vehicles and quality after-sales service, MAN Truck and Bus Trade Inc Customer Services Director Aydın Yumrukçal said that; “As MAN, we always try to keep these qualities, which are appreciated by our customers, at the highest level. As their reliable solution partner, we strive to be there for them 24/7 whenever they need it, and to offer the service they demand in the fastest and highest quality way. The satisfaction of our customers with the quality of both our vehicles and the after-sales service is both the greatest reward and the greatest source of motivation for us. Together with Mertsan Group of Companies and Metinler Group of Companies, experienced companies in the sectors that have just joined the MAN Family, we believe that we will carry our success in sales and service even further. I wish that this cooperation we have made will be beneficial to all parties.”

THE NEW GENERATION DAF XF WAS AWARDED WITH "FLEET TRUCK OF THE YEAR 2022" IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The Next Generation DAF XF received the "Fleet Truck of the Year 2022" award at the UK's Motor Transport (MT) Awards in London. DAF has received the prestigious approval four times in a row.

Thus, breaking the record by winning the MT Award four times in a row, DAF became the fifth Fleet Truck in seven years, and the DAF and Leyland brands received awards in 21 categories in the award competition that has been going on since 1986. Speaking on the subject, Laurence Drake, Managing Director of DAF Trucks UK, said that; "We are very happy to win again. The Next Generation XF and the XG and XG? models in the same category deserve their name to the fullest because they represent the future of truck design and performance. Backed by the largest and best dealer network, the Next Generation DAF XF offers superior comfort to the driver while making it a very attractive proposition for fleet operators.”

TEMSA INTRODUCED TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN FRANCE

Becoming one of the strongest players in the market with nearly 6,000 vehicles on the roads of France, TEMSA introduced its two electric models MD9 electriCITY and LD SB E at the Autocar EXPO Fair held in Lyon on October 12-15.

Making evaluations on the subject, TEMSA France Director Serkan Uzunay reminded that there are five different electric vehicle models that TEMSA launched and made ready for mass production and said that; “With this product range, we are the only manufacturer in Europe that can offer an electric model in every segment to its customers. While we are expanding our electric vehicle portfolio, we are also trying to strengthen our leading role in the field of electrification by constantly improving our technology. As with all our other electric vehicles, we also produced the battery packs we used in our two vehicles that we promoted at Autocar Expo within TEMSA. This gives us great flexibility to develop vehicles suitable for different conditions and geographies.”

Adding that Europe has a very important place in TEMSA's growth story, Uzunay said that; “As of today, nearly 6,000 vehicles are on the road in France, which is among our priority markets in Europe. Likewise, the number of our TEMSA branded vehicles is increasing day by day in countries such as Germany, Italy and England. There has been a transformation in the focus of sustainability and electrification in Europe, especially in these countries. As TEMSA, we are ready to lead this transformation with our technology and production quality and contribute to the zero emission journey of European cities.”

TIRSAN OBTAINS 1 PATENT PER WEEK

Reliable leader of the trailer industry, Tırsan has obtained 1 patent per week, becoming the sole representative and leader of the trailer industry in the patent registration ranking in the R&D 250 2021 research, while it ranked 2nd in the automotive and 4th in all sectors.

Tırsan continues to export technology and increase the competitiveness of its customers in more than 70 countries, with a total of 152 expert personnel, in the first R&D center of the industry it established in 2009. The "R&D 250, Turkey's Top R&D Spending Companies" 2021 research prepared by Turkishtime and prepared according to the categories of R&D Expenditure, Intellectual property (patent, utility model, industrial design) and Employment has been announced. Tırsan ranked 2nd in the automotive sector and 4th in all sectors, with a total of 54 patents received in 2021 on patent registration, which is one of the research criteria, and 1 patent success per week. Reliable leader Tırsan continues its industry-leading efforts as product, service, component and process development activities with its expert engineering staff and R&D investments. Tırsan continues its research activities with 7 universities in Turkey and 8 universities in Europe.

SUMMER TERM TESTS OF ALL MERCEDES-BENZ AND SETRA BUSES MANUFACTURED IN THE WORLD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN TURKEY

The Testing Department at the Mercedes-Benz Turk Istanbul R&D Center completed the summer tests of Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses.

In the tests carried out in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the performances of Mercedes-Benz and Setra S 517 HD model vehicles were tested at temperatures above 40 degrees. The buses, which took more than 300 driving tests for 3 months, covered a total of 164,000 kilometers. The summer term tests of the New Setra S 517 HD vehicle, which had its world premiere at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Fair, were also carried out. The buses were used on various road types such as highway, city and side roads, on the hardest ramps and in heavy traffic in the summer tests where they traveled over 640,000 kilometers.