We Achieved 51% Locality in Domestic Cars

Turkey’s domestic automobile project TOGG, which was announced in the past weeks to start production in 2022 and to be on the roads in December 2023, came with new news today. CEO of Turkey’s Automobile Enterprise Group (TOGG) Gurcan Karakasannounced how local TOGG is now. According to this 51% locality rate was achieved in TOGG.

In the article shared by Sabah newspaper writer Ufuk Sandık, Karakaş’s words were included in the TOGG meeting held yesterday. Karakaş also voiced the stage they have reached today and the next steps, along with the rate of locality at the meeting. Karakaş’s statements were as follows:

“We have achieved a 51% local rate”

“By standing behind every promise we make, we continue on our way with confident steps. Choosing 75 percent of our suppliers from Turkey, We caught 51 localsWe aim to rise above. We made Gemlik the heart of mobility. We have established the cleanest facilities in Europe. There was no surprise in our investment start date. We met our need for technicians and operators, whose number will reach 240 in the first weeks of the new year, from our region.”

“We have completed the design analysis of vehicle safety and durability”

“We launched our Technology Research Center in Ankara and our prototype workshop in Gebze. We completed the simulations with 3D models. We have completed the vehicle safety and durability design analysis. We produced development and function test prototypes such as chassis and powertrain in Turkey and sent them to test centers. We established TOGG Europe in Stuttgart and started user research. We said, ‘Our battery will be domestic at the end of 2022’, and we established Siro in partnership with Farasis. TOGG Smart and Quick Charge Solutions Inc. to support rapid and widespread infrastructure formation. We started with the preparations.”

C-segment SUV hits the market in the first quarter of 2023

TOGG CEO Karakaş concluded his statements by mentioning other models that will be included in the TOGG family. Karakaş said that the SUV in the C segment, which will be the first vehicle, It will hit the market in the first quarter of 2023.announced that C-segment sedan and hatchback models will enter the production line.

Karakaş stated that the product range of B-SUV and C-MPV and TOGG’s 5 models will be completed in the coming years. by 2030 with the production of 5 different models from a single platform that they plan to produce a total of 1 million vehicles. added.