As the leader of the bus market in recent 5 years in Turkey, Otokar has displayed its articulated KENT bus in Europe. Having increased its claim in export markets with its products exhibited at Busworld Kortjik held in Belgium, the company has also gained a great success in the all European countries where operates by showing increase quite over of its total market increases in the first three quarters this year, according to the statement. As an affiliation of Koç Conglomerate, exporting over 40 countries, Otokar joined Busworld Kortrijk that features the biggest event of the bus industry. Otokor exhibited its 7 buses at the fair which a venue some 400 firms from 34 countries participated as well as thousands of visitors from 116 countries. Offering service along with its 900 buses, spare parts and maintenance to the IETT, the public transportation company in Istanbul having nearly 15 million population, Otokar is carrying its success in the home to abroad as well. Successively for 5 years being the most preferred city-bus in Turkey, Otokar exhibited its city buses KENT and DORUK which gather high admiration with their design, ergonomic and technology as well as DORUK and SULTAN which serve directed towards tourism and service transportation at the fair. The firm has also introduced its newest product KENT articulated city-bus at the fair. Evaluating Busworld Kortrijk fair having held biennially in Belgium and position of Otokar’s Commercial vehicle market in Europe, Serdar Gorguc, Director General of Otokar, said they had been successful in the European market in the first 8 months of 2015 almost in every country where they have been. Highlighting they had kept their leadership in the Turkish market with fairly high competition for years, Gorguc said: “We have raised our works in recent period to carry our success to Europe too and thanks to this we have caught a crucial acceleration. We are quite pleased from the demands especially from Italy, Spain, the UK, France and Italy. In these countries we have achieved much over of the total market increases in the first three quarters. Our structuring directed towards Europe and closeness to customers has been fairly effective in these raises.” He also said Otokar has a remarkable success especially in city transportation with its over 50-year experience, today Otokar buses serve in lots of countries ranging from Slovenia to Turkey, Malta to Hungary. The newest member of Otokar bus family has options in 18 and 18,75 meters length. With low floor, easiness for disabled people, roomy interior the buses offer comfort to passengers. Gorguc reminded the European market grew 16.6 percent in the first 3 quarters. As for Turkish market, the growth was 6 percent in 7-9 meters length, 23 percent in over 9 meters length bus market. He added 3 out of exported 5 buses were Otokar trademark, according to the data from Turkish Automotive Manufacturers’ Association.
Otokar Displays Articulated Bus At Kortrijk
