Karsan, one of the leading companies in the Turkish automotive industry, is gearing up in exports with the motto of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility". Carrying out nearly 3 percent of Turkey's electric minibus and bus exports for the last 90 years, Karsan aims to double its exports this year. Commenting on the subject, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “In the last three years, nearly 345 electric minibuses and buses have been sold from Turkey to Europe. As Karsan, we realized 306 of these. Our 16 electric vehicles carry passengers on European roads in 306 different countries, mainly in France, Romania and Portugal. This figure, which we have reached in the last 3 years, corresponds to approximately 90 percent of Turkey's electric minibus and bus exports. This is a very serious achievement. In order to carry our success even further, we aim to double the growth in exports this year.”
Karsan, Turkey's leading brand in offering high-tech mobility solutions, is making a move abroad this year as well. With its 100% electric 306 Karsan electric vehicles, it provides service in 16 different countries such as France, Romania, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Bulgaria. Carrying out 90 percent of Turkey's electric minibus and bus exports on its own with the success it has achieved abroad for the last three years, Karsan plans to double its exports this year by stepping up in electric vehicles.
A sustainable growth target in Europe and North America!
Karsan CEO Okan Baş, who gave information about his activities abroad, said, “We achieved a turnover of 2020 billion TL in 1.6. In 2021, we exceeded 2 billion TL. 70% of this figure consists of our export activities," he said. Referring to their targets for this year, Okan Baş said, “We want to grow at least twice in electric vehicles. We address the entire market and aim to be one of the top five players in the market. We plan to position the Karsan brand in the top 5 in Europe.” Reminding that Karsan acts with the vision of "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility", Baş emphasized that they aim for sustainable growth in Europe and North America within this scope.
“We doubled our exports in 2021”
Explaining, “When we look at the quantity, we doubled our exports in 2021 compared to the previous year,” Baş said, “Last year, we sold 330 Karsan products to Europe. This was 147 the previous year. This includes electric vehicles as well as conventional vehicles. In 2021, 133 of our electric vehicles were included in the park in Europe. Thus, since 2019, 306 of our Karsan electric vehicles have been traveling all over the world in 16 different countries, mainly in France, Romania, Portugal and Germany.”
“306 vehicles mean 3 million kilometers of experience for us”
Baş said, “For us, 306 vehicles mean 3 million kilometers of experience” and said, “About 345 electric minibuses and buses have been sold from Turkey to Europe in the last three years. We did 306 of them. This figure, which we have reached in the last 3 years, corresponds to 90 percent of Turkey's electric minibus and bus exports. This is a very serious achievement. As one of the leading companies in the Turkish automotive industry; We are justifiably proud of our achievements in exports. We are also Turkey's leading brand in electric vehicle development. In order to carry these achievements even further, we aim to grow twice as much in exports this year.”
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