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August 2021
July 2021


EV Manufacturer / Karsan
Karsan and Oyak Renault signed a 5-year agreement for Megane Sedan production, effective from the end of 2022. With the cooperation between the two companies, an annual production volume of 55,000 is expected. On the other hand, the company continues to develop and export its own fully electric and autonomous public transportation vehicles.


Commercial EV Manufacture / Temsa
Temsa's fully electric bus with name of MD9 electriCITY was presented to drivers and citizens in public transportation with the request of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Temsa's bus received full marks from users as a result of satisfaction surveys and experiences.


EV Car Rental / Borusan / Enterprise
The electric vehicle rentals have grown 5 times compared to the same period of last year. Enterprise Turkey has added 50 fully electric MG ZS EV models to its fleet. Borusan Otomotiv announced that it has started to rent electric models of the brands they dstribute in Turkey.


EV Car Racing / Teknofest
According to the Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) data, electric car sales in the first six months of the year increased by a record 415 percent to 891 units. The best-selling model in the electric car segment in Turkey was the Porsche Taycan with 234 units. It was followed by Renault Zoe with 175 units, Mercedes-Benz EQC with 155 units, BMW ix3 with 144 units, and MG ZV with 140 units. In addition to distributors, there are also electric cars imported and sold from abroad in the market. When these are taken into account, the number of electric cars sold in Turkey is higher.