One of the most popular Chinese car companies BYDAccording to the information received today, it is preparing to enter the Turkish market.
As reported here Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dreams) starts sales in Turkey as of the last quarter. Turkey General Manager of BYD, which is stated to enter the market under the distributorship of ALJ Turkey, which also includes Toyota and Lexus, is as far as Emre Özpeynirci said. Ismail Ergun has happened. He previously served as the Operations Director at Toyota Türkiye Pazarlama ve Satış A.Ş. Ergun, He is in a very dominant position in the sector. The interest of Chinese companies in Turkey has been increasing rapidly in recent years. For example Located in My Economy According to the news, Great Wall and Skywell are planning to manufacture in Turkey. He sat at the table with the Presidential Investment Office. Great Wall in line with production plans in Europe While evaluating Turkey as a strong option, Skywell is in the first place in this market. aims to produce batteries. According to the news, Minister of Industry and Technology Fatih Kacır, in his statement to the press recently, announced that warm negotiations were carried out to attract new investments in the automotive industry, and that they were particularly interested in Chinese companies. “We expect at least one of them to announce their investment decision before the end of the year. There is a particular interest in electric vehicle production.” Kacır did not explain which brands they were in talks with. According to the Economy newspaper, which learned that these brands are Great Wall and Skywell, which has long sold electric SUVs in Turkey, the Presidential Investment Office has reached an important stage in negotiations with Chinese automotive manufacturers Great Wall and Skywell. From the investment to the incentive conditions, many issues were evaluated..
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As reported, Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) manufactures in three different segments in the automotive industry: SUV, automobile and Pick-Up. The Group, which has close to 60,000 employees worldwide, has four brands: HAVAL, WEY, ORA and GWM. The brand is not yet selling in Turkey. The Chinese automotive brand Chery’s reaching high sales figures in Turkey in a short time was effective in Great Wall’s investment decision. Chery, which entered the market last March, has sold nearly 10 thousand vehicles in Turkey in a short period of about three months.
Skywell, which entered the market in March 2022 under the distributorship of Ulu Motor and has a sales target of nearly 3,000 vehicles this year, is as we mentioned above. It plans to produce batteries as the first step of investment in Turkey.. While the finalization of this investment is considered as 80 percent, sources close to the brand convey the following about the process: “Skywell plans to manufacture batteries in Turkey in the first place. There is also a medium-term vehicle production plan. Thus, vehicles that charge 500 km in 8 minutes will be produced in Turkey for the first time, and this will be done together with local engineers.” According to the information given, the ministry has given German investment to Great Wall and Skywell. He proposed the land in Manisa, which was allocated to Volkswagen (VW), but which the company stopped investing in. Official statements on this matter are expected soon.