Ford Otosan
Ford Otosan, also called Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.., is a company sold on the stock market (18%). Ford Motor Company* (41%) and Koç Holding A.Ş. (41%) each own 41% of the company. Since 2004, Ford Otosan has been one of Turkey's top three exporting companies. It has won the automotive industry championship for 11 years in a row and has been Turkiye's export winner for 7 years in a row. In 2022, Turkey continued to sell cars and spare parts to 94 countries on 5 continents for a total of $6,2 billion. Ford Otosan has 4 main hubs where it does business. More than 20,000 people work at the Golcük and Yenikoy Plants in Kocaeli, the Eskişehir Plant in Eskişehir, the Sancaktepe R&D Center and Spare Parts Warehouse in Istanbul, and the Craiova Plant in Romania. The most expensive car company in Borsa Istanbul is Ford Otosan.
Ford Otosan has 1688 people working on research and development, making it the biggest R&D company in the Turkish industry. It also exports engineering. It's where Ford's heavy commercial vehicles, diesel engines, and engine systems are designed and engineered. It's also where Ford's light commercial vehicles are designed and engineered. Ford Otosan has all the knowledge and skills to create, build, and test an entire vehicle, including the engine, from scratch.
Since it opened in 1959, Ford Otosan has been Europe's biggest commercial vehicle production center for Ford. By 2022, it will be able to make 721,700 cars, 436,500 engines, and 140,000 powertrains. The Kocaeli and Eskişehir Plants are among Ford's "Best Vehicle Production Centers," according to a review of the company's plants. Eskişehir is the only place in Turkey where cars, engines, and powertrains can all be made in the same place.
Ford Otosan has had business partnerships with its dealers for a long time, and strong names from all over Turkiye have joined this relationship and made it stronger. It also has maintenance, delivery, and repair services all over Turkiye that are done by approved specialists. Through its Ford Trucks heavy commercial vehicle business, Ford Otosan gives distributors and dealers worldwide. These dealers help with sales, service, and spare parts.
In addition to helping the country's economy grow and making it more competitive on the world stage, Ford Otosan also works on several social responsibility projects in fields like education, healthcare, culture, arts, and sports. These projects are part of the company's "Future. Now" approach to corporate citizenship and "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs) plan to help the country reach its full potential. To meet this goal, it helps improve the quality of education in the areas where it works by building schools, setting up labs for technical schools, and giving equipment and scholarships. As part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of "Quality Education," "Reduced Inequalities," and "Partnerships for the Goals," Ford Otosan started a nationwide project in 2019 called "Dreams Need Knowledge." The project aims to help children who need access to new technologies learn how to solve problems using sensors, coding, and artificial intelligence.
Since 2013, Ford Otosan has been studying gender equality as part of its "Equality at Work" campaign. In 2021, it was the only automobile company and the first and only industrial company in Turkey to be included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. Due to its commitment to gender equality, Ford Otosan researches how to help women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), especially in schooling and work.
Founded: 1959
Headquarters: Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey
Website: https://fordotosan.com.tr/tr
