Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.
Overview
Address
Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.
TEM Otoyolu Hadimköy Cikisi
Mercedes Caddesi
34500 Bahcesehir - Istanbul
Turkey
TEM Otoyolu Hadimköy Cikisi
Mercedes Caddesi
34500 Bahcesehir - Istanbul
Turkey
Hosdere Plant:
Sivat Deresi
Hosdere Köyü Mevkii
34500 Bahcesehir - Istanbul
Turkey
Sivat Deresi
Hosdere Köyü Mevkii
34500 Bahcesehir - Istanbul
Turkey
Phone
Phone: +90 212 867 30-00
Business Activity
MB-General Distributor, body shop, cathodic dip painting, paint shop, assembly of Mercedes-Benz city / interurban buses and coaches
Facts & Figures
Number of employees (2010)
3,623
Plant founded
1995
History
1967
Founding of Otomarsan Tic.San A.Ş. in Davutpaşa İstanbul (shareholders DBAG, Mengerler and Has Otomotiv)
1968
Production of the Mercedes-Benz O 302 bus
1968-1990
Production of 14,430 units of the O 302, which is 11 meters long, with 43 seats and a 130-hp engine
1970
First buses produced for export: O 302 for Egypt, mainly for the Middle East and North African countries with 3,771 units
1976-1984
First production of the O 309 with 25 seats and an 85-hp engine for the Turkish market
1983
Start of production of the O 302 with higher comfort levels
2,455 units were produced by 1991
1987
First production of the 12-meter-long O 303, which was exported to Western Europe
In total, 3,661 units were produced, 631 of which were exported
1988
Start of production of the O 302 T, city bus, which was updated in 1993 with the O 325
A total of 915 units were exported by 1996
1990
Otomarsan becomes Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.
1992
Start of production of the O 304 coach, 1458 of which were produced by 1996
1993
Start of construction of the Hoşdere plant
1994
Start of production with the successful O 403 bus.
1995
Start of operations at Hoşdere and series production of the O 403
ISO:9001 certification
1996
Production of the O 345 city buses and articulated buses
2000
Marketing offices and parts store built in Hoşdere
ISO:14001 certification
2001
Production of Conecto city buses
2002
Completion of construction for the paint shop
2005
New Travego coach launched
Opening of the new body-shell hall by Prime Minister Erdoğan
2007
Start of production of the new Conecto, which is shown for the first time at the Busworld trade fair
Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S. celebrates its 40th anniversary
Start of production of Tourismo coaches
2008
New Conecto articulated bus production in Hoşdere
Start of the major reengineering project “Hoşdere 2010”
2009
Large-scale conversion successfully completed
First production with line assembly in Hoşdere
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