Dr EMRAH KINAV
Automotive OEM (Heavy duty trucks, light/medium commertial vehicles, passenger vehicles, diesel engines for trucks and marine industry)
Ford OTOSAN is a leading automotive OEM in Turkey, designing and manufacturing vehicles (commercial, passenger) and covering a with wide service network.
Founded in 1959 as “OTOSAN A.Ş.”, Ford OTOSAN was the first automotive company in Turkey. In 1966, it manufactured the first domestic passenger car Anadol, which was designed by Turkish engineers, and in 1986 the first diesel engine. In 2009, it was the first Turkish company to export automotives to the USA and automotive export leader 5 times in Turkey.
Ford OTOSAN has the largest R&D center of the Turkish automotive industry, and the 3rd largest R&D center of Ford Motor Company, with approximately 1,300 engineers developing advanced technologies and products to dominate in global competition. It is the global design and engineering center for Ford’s heavy commercial vehicles and diesel engines. The Sancaktepe R&D Center, established in 2014, replacing the Gebze R&D Center, pioneers the engineering of Ford’s global diesel engine production as well as heavy duty trucks. Ford OTOSAN’s R&D investments continue in parallel with new vehicle and engine projects.
Turkey’s commercial powerhouse, Ford OTOSAN accounted for 57% of Turkey’s commercial vehicle production and 61% of commercial vehicle exports in 2013. With a capacity of 330,000 commercial vehicles and 66,000 engines at Kocaeli and İnönü Plants, Ford OTOSAN reached a capacity of 415,000 units at the end of 2014.
In 2013, Ford OTOSAN started to manufacture the new Ford Cargo truck and Ford Transit Custom, which was “2013 International Van of the Year”. This year, investment towards the production of the new 9-liter and 13-liter Ecotorq engines is made, developed by Ford “EH engineers, the intellectual property rights of which are wholly owned by Ford OTOSAN. Ford OTOSAN, continuing its R&D activities since 1961, has become an engineering center which provides employment to approximately 1300 engineers, develops and manufactures domestic engines, and provides licenses in accordance with international agreements. In 2013-14, exporting engine and heavy duty truck technology to China is achieved by means of an agreement signed with JMC, to produce under licence Ecotorq engines and Cargo heavy duty trucks in the world’s largest truck market, China.
Ford OTOSAN is experienced in complete design, validation, manufacturing and homologation phases of engine/vehicle families, as well as testing, service and after sales operations.
FORD OTOSAN
R&D and Innovation SpecialistDr Ioannis Koliousis
The Transport Systems Laboratory of the University of Piraeus has been actively involved in the shipping and transport industry research. The TSL team has coordinated and/or actively led flagship projects of the European Commission including PROPS, eFreight, eMAR, Contain, SUPPORT, MEDITA, TRAINMOS-II, and has also worked in a series of relevant European projects related to maritime, mobile communications, satellite communications, e-Business, e-Government, Shipping & Transport digital applications.
University of Piraeus, Transport Systems Laboratory
Researcher, Head of Freight SystemsMr Radziyen Krotau
Services offered:
- · Manufacturing of high-tech concrete up to B 115 (150МPа), F 400*, W 20.
- Construction of expansion joints on bridges and viaducts of automodile roads with the length changed up to 120 mm.
- Supervision of expansion joint installation made of our material
- Material delivery for expansion joint construction.