President ErdoÄŸan inaugurates plant for Tà¼rkiye's 1st national car
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- 31 Oct 2022
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President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Saturday inaugurated the long-anticipated massive manufacturing plant that will be building Türkiye's first domestic car brand, Togg.
The Turkish public witnessed another milestone on Saturday, as the opening ceremony in the northwestern province of Bursa, coinciding with the 99th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, marked the official start of the mass production for the car that is expected to hit the road by the end of 2023's first quarter.
The event, which has also seen Togg’s first all-electric SUV being rolled off the assembly line with President ErdoÄŸan in the driver's seat, puts Türkiye and President ErdoÄŸan closer to fulfilling a long-held dream of building the country’s first national automobile.
The Turkish leader has long pushed industrialists to build a domestic automobile as part of his vision for making Türkiye an economic powerhouse.
"We are witnessing fulfillment of 60-year dream into reality... Wherever you go you can see Turkish brands... Togg will grace the roads of many countries around the globe as well, as a prestigious Turkish brand," ErdoÄŸan said.
"Everyone is wondering when Togg will grace the roads... We will see Togg on our roads at the end of the 1st quarter of 2023," he announced. "Our citizens will be able to pre-order Togg models near the end of February... (At which point) the pricing will also be announced."
The vehicle is being produced by a consortium of five Turkish companies called the Automobile Initiative Group of Türkiye, or Togg, in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).
Construction of Togg’s engineering, design and production facilities began in mid-2020, almost two years after President ErdoÄŸan unveiled the consortium, which is led by former tech-giant Bosch executive Mehmet Gürcan KarakaÅŸ. Read More…
