http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/15795/turkish-government-pushes-for-a-homegrown-electric-car Turkish Government Pushes for a Homegrown Electric Car November 6, 2017 Stephen Edelstein
[image http://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/foundry/image/?q=70&w=1440&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimedotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F11%2F73122-b-hyu.jpg%3Fquality%3D85 An Electric automobile of Turkey ] The first prototype will be unveiled in 2019, and production will start in 2021. Turkey is home to many car factories, but it does not have any indigenous automotive brands. Rather than continue manufacturing cars solely for foreign brands, Turkey's government believes the time has come to develop a homegrown car. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing for the development of an all-electric car under a project with the grandiose name "Automobile of Turkey." The goal is to have a prototype ready by 2019, with full-scale production in 2021, according to The Times. No details on the Turkish electric car are available, but the Turkish government did strike a deal in 2015 [ https://www.nevs.com/en/media/press-releases/nevs-has-been-chosen-by-tubitak-as-its-partne/ ] with National Electric Vehicle Sweden to use the old Saab 9-3 platform as the basis for a locally-manufactured car. NEVS owns the rights to the 9-3 and other Saab designs and has been trying to get the car back into production with an electric powertrain [ http://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10920/nevs-unveils-revamped-electric-saab-9-3-for-china?iid=sr-link1 ] for several years, primarily for sales in China. The 9-3 is in turn based on the General Motors Epsilon architecture, which dates back to 2003. A Swedish car based on an American platform licensed by Turkey would certainly win the prize for most unusual international mashup, but such an old design probably wouldn't be the best foundation for a new electric car. It would also mean the first Turkish-branded car wouldn't be truly homegrown. Designing and building a new car is never easy, but government support could give the Turkish effort a serious boost. The project will also be able to draw on local manufacturing expertise. But it's unclear how a new, Turkish-branded car will be received, even in its home country. Consumers may be more inclined to go with more familiar brands, so the "Automobile of Turkey" will have to offer something special to get their attention. [© 2017 Time] https://insideevs.com/100-turkish-built-prototype-electric-vehicle-to-debut-in-2019/ 100% Turkish Built Prototype Electric Vehicle To Debut In 2019 November 6, 2017 Cinhangir Perperik [image https://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/car-brand-turkey-750x343.jpg Turkey gets behind 100% locally built EV to debut in 2019 ] First prototype will be revealed in 2019 and it is going to be fully electric powered. The Turkish car market, one of the biggest in Europe, is soon going to be joined by a 100-percent Turkish car brand. Annual new car sales there are around one million a year, and brands like Renault, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Fiat all have factories in the transcontinental country. Recently, five key local automotive and technology companies grouped in a historical new project under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s initiative. This initiative is called the “Automobile of Turkey.” The fist prototype of the newly formed brand is planned to be launched in 2019 with production version expected to hit the showrooms around 2021. Main focus will be producing a fully electric car with the ultimate target being quite aggressive – establishing a well-known and trusted brand such as Tesla. At first look, building a new car brand is a very challenging task, but with the strong support of the government and President Erdogan, this already financially strong group of companies has a good chance of achieving what it aims for. If Turkey can implement this project successfully, given the country’s very convenient location (distribution-wise), the new brand might even make other marques from the industry feel a bit uncomfortable. When it comes to supplying automotive parts, Turkey is a major player in the industry on the Old continent, being one of the biggest exporters of auto parts to Europe and Middle East. Turkey wants to build upon this expertise in production of auto parts and to establish a successful new car brand. It is expected to become one of the country’s top priority projects. Apparently, there is a big hype going on for this project in Turkey after the official announcement and local car enthusiasts and consumers can’t wait to drive their first-ever 100-percent locally manufactured electric car. [© 2017 MOTORSPORT NETWORK] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
