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Mercedes-Benz O405G Habit (Hispano) Articulated Bus in Singapore.]]

Citaro-buses in Arriva -colours at De Punt , The Netherlands .]]

Mercedes-Benz Buses has been making buses since 1895 ( Mannheim ).


MERCEDES-BENZ TüRK A.S.

In addition, DaimlerChrysler AG is currently manufacturing buses and coaches under the brand 'Mercedes-Benz' in Turkey . Mercedes-Benz Türk was established in Istanbul in 1967 .
The Company started the production of O 302 type buses in 1968 .

In 1970 , only 2 years after its foundation, the Company started to export buses, over 12,600 buses have been exported to date. In 1984 the Company was appointed as the general representative of Mercedes-Benz in Turkey, added with new partners to the enterprise and started a new investment necessary for production of trucks. In 1986 , parallel to the growth potential of Turkey, the truck Plant started production in Aksaray . In November 1990 the company name was changed to Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.

The company currently employs 2,800 personnel. Due to increasing export activities Mercedes-Benz Türk built a new bus plant in Hosdere/Istanbul, which became active in December 1994 .

Since its foundation Mercedes-Benz Türk has sold approximately 36,000 buses, 50,000 trucks and 1,000 midibuses from its own production in addition to 20,000 cars since 1989 when the Company activated the importation of passenger cars. Mercedes-Benz Türk currently produces intercity and municipality buses at Hosdere/Istanbul and Davutpasa/Istanbul Plants, and light and heavy duty trucks at the Aksaray Plant.

Mercedes-Benz Türk is the first company in the Turkish primary automotive industry to get the ISO 9002 quality certificate, obtained in 1994 for Aksaray and ISO 9001 quality certificate, obtained in 1995 for Davutpasa/Istanbul and Hosdere/Istanbul production plants.

Furthermore Mercedes-Benz Türk has the certificate for .


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