Turkey

Also called the 2009 Istanbul Commercial Vehicles & Components Fair 2009 and the 2009 Istanbul COMVEX will display both light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as parts and components.

OPENING HOURS:
4-5 December: 10.00 - 20.00
6 December: 10.00-18.00

TICKET PRICE:
€ 11 (weekdays and weekends)

LOCATION:
TUYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center
Istanbul, Turkey

6/15/2008 -- The eighth round of the 2008 WRC World Championship, the Rally of Turkey, came to its conclusion today. At the end of this hot Sunday, Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena brought their Citroen home to finish on the third step of the podium. Team-mates Dani Sordo / Marc Marti finished the punishing event in their wake in 4th place.

The last leg was shortened to just 67.56km of against-the-clock action. The two runs through the Olympos stage, 31.03km, of which the first 7km seven were new, served as the event's sting in the tail, while the Çamyuva test – run in reverse during the shakedown – had the makings of throwing up some surprises, despite only being short (5.5km).

Istanbul is 89th City to Receive Fuel-Saving, Low-Emissions Hybrid Trams and Buses

DETROIT, Mich., 2008-05-15 -- An order by Istanbul Transportation Authority for 50 Metrobus trams equipped with the GM-Allison hybrid system will make the Turkish city home to Europe's largest fleet of efficient diesel-electric hybrid trams by next year.

The first of the 50 trams, built by Dutch bus company Advance Public Transport Systems BV (APTS), was recently delivered. The remainder of the order will be fulfilled this year and in 2009.

Dates
9 October - Press day
10 - 19 October - Open to public

Organizer:
Association of Automotive Distributors (ODD)

Web site: www.odd.org.tr

Volkswagen TSI Twinchargers Win the Votes in Eastern and Central Europe as TechnoBest Award for supercharger-turbocharger combination by 15-nation jury in Istanbul awards its prize to TSI engines

Wolfsburg, 21 February 2008 - At a ceremony in Istanbul, Volkswagen last night received the renowned “TechnoBest” technology prize for its TSI engines. The prize is awarded by a motoring jury from the automobile markets of Eastern and Central Europe. The jury said the Volkswagen TSI demonstrated genuine advancement in the field of petrol-engine technology.

1/30/2008 -- Mopisan has two production plants in Turkey in Konya and Izmir where they produce mainly pistons and cylinder components for the independent aftermarket. In the future, these plants shall handle particularly the production of engine components for the spare parts market.

For over 50 years, Mopisan has been producing engine components for gasoline and diesel engines and supplies engine manufacturers, vehicle spare parts traders and maintenance shops in more than 70 countries. Last year, more than 1.5 million pistons were produced. In 2007, the company employed 580 employees and generated sales of approximately EUR 24 million.

GEBZE, Turkey, September 26, 2007 – Ford Otosan today marked the official opening of its new Gebze Engineering Facility, which is bringing new, highly skilled engineering jobs to the Istanbul region.

With approximately 200 engineers and staff, the $1.2 million Ford Otosan Gebze Engineering Facility will provide engineering services for Ford Otosan and to Ford of Europe's primary Product Development Centres in Dunton, UK and Merkenich, Germany.

“This is good news for Ford of Europe, Ford Otosan and of course for Turkey,” said Ford of Europe President and CEO John Fleming. “The creation of this new facility is being driven by a broader expansion in our product development capacity to drive Ford of Europe’s aggressive, product-led transformation for sustained profitability."