TOGG

TOGG, or Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group Inc. (Turkish: Türkiye'nin Otomobili Girişim Grubu A.Ş.) is a Turkish automotive company founded as a joint venture in 2018. Anadolu Group, BMC Turkey, Kök Group, Turkcell and Zorlu Holding are major stakeholders under the umbrella institution TOBB. Each company has 19% shares and TOBB has 5% share.

TOGG
Joint-stock company
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJune 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
Headquarters
Gebze
,
Turkey
Key people
  • Mehmet Gürcan Karakaş (CEO)
  • Sergio Rocha (COO)
ProductsElectric car
Owner
Websitewww.togg.com.tr

History

During the 2010s, Turkey's president Erdoğan called for an initiative to produce an automobile made in Turkey. In 2017, Erdoğan announced the creation of TOGG and its participants.[1]

On 27 December 2019, the first introduction was made in Gebze, along with the creation of IT Valley (Turkish: Bilişim Vadisi).[2] President Erdoğan unveiled two models, one SUV and one sedan during the event.[3] The first two prototypes were produced in Italy by Pininfarina. The car manufacturing plant will be in Gemlik, Bursa.[4]

Models

Concept models

The two models of the TOGG Turkish national car unveiled in December 2019 are both all-electric vehicles with 300 km or 500 km range options. Both cars will have 8-year battery warranty and level 2 autonomous driving assistant.[5]

NameTypeAnnouncementExpected releaseEngine
TOGG (SUV)C-segment SUV27 December 20192022Electric
TOGG (Sedan)C-segment Sedan2024
TBAC-segment HatchbackTo be announcedby 2030
TBAB-segment SUV
TBAC-segment MPV

Production plant

For the production plant site is Haralar region in Gemlik district of Bursa Province chosen. It will be situated as part of a real estate covering 400 ha (990 acres) owned by the Turkish Armed Forces. The site was preferred for its proximity to a seaport, a free-trade zone and to source of suppliers. The construction cost of the production plant is budgeted to ₺ 22 billion (approx. US$ 3.7 billion). Employment of 4,323 people is planned at the production plant.[6] But production may not be enough to avoid the risk to the economy of Turkey of high oil import bills in the mid-2020s.[7]

References
  1. "Erdoğan, 'Babayiğit'leri açıkladı". takvim.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Turkey Presents Prototypes in $3.7 Billion Car Project". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Turkey unveils prototype of first indigenous car". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Yerli otomobil İtalya'dan gizlilikle getirildi". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "TÜRKİYE'NİN OTOMOBİLİ GİRİŞİM GRUBU - PRODUCT PRESS RELEASE, 27 December 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Yerli otomobil Gemlik'te üretilecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. "Europe could face oil shortage in a decade, study warns". The Guardian. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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