Automotive Exports August 2023

Türkiye to make Togg global presence,
reaching countries, continents
The Industry and Technology Minister,
Mehmet Fatih Kacır, has expressed their
ambitious goal of introducing Togg,
Türkiye’s “national smart car,” to leaders of
numerous countries.
This initiative, spearheaded by President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Gulf tour, has
already taken Togg to Azerbaijan,
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, followed by
delivery to state leaders of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Kacır emphasized the significance of this
achievement, viewing it as a source of
historical pride for the nation.
The “national smart car,” developed by
Turkish engineers and manufactured by
skilled technicians, represents Türkiye’s
advancement in high-tech innovation,
making its presentation to leaders in
various parts of the world all the more
momentous, he said.
Looking forward, Kacır revealed their plan
to extend the distribution of Togg to other
members of the Turkish organization in
the coming period. This process will be
facilitated by President Erdoğan, who plays
a crucial role in identifying countries where
Togg can be gifted during his official visits.
“The realization of Türkiye’s 60-year-old
dream and the success story behind the
‘national smart car’ is a matter of utmost
importance to our President,” Kacır stated.
Accordingly, the government is committed
to forging partnerships with world leaders
and making Togg assume a global presence,
reaching countries and continents far and
wide.Kacır affirmed that their efforts to
promote Togg on an international scale will
remain steadfast.
Erdoğan most recently gifted the Togg
to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Al Thani. On the second leg of his threenation
Gulf tour, Erdoğan met Al Thani in
the capital Doha to hold one-on-one talks.
Ahead of the talks, Erdoğan presented a
Gemlik blue Togg to Al Thani. Erdoğan went
to the building where their one-on-one
meeting was held, with the Togg – a model
year in the making – driven by Al Thani.
Erdoğan also gave Türkiye’s first
domestically produced electric car as
a gift to United Arab Emirates (UAE)
President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman during the Gulf
tour.
The Togg already made its way into the
fleets of Turkish ministries, pitching
itself as a candidate to replace soonpublic
inventories consisting primarily of
traditional Western brands.
The deliveries came in April after Erdoğan
and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham
Aliyev became the first owners of the
indigenous electric vehicle (EV) Togg.
Erdoğan accepted his Togg T10X model in
Ankara, while Aliyev shipped his vehicle to
Baku. The leaders’ fully electric C-segment
SUVs both feature the “Anadolu” color,
inspired by red, reflecting Anatolian lands’
sincerity and passion.
Having had its mass production launched in
late October, Togg said the T10X would be
initially sold with one engine type and two
battery options.
The model will feature battery packs with
capacities of 52.4 and 88.5 kilowatt-hours,
boasting ranges of 314 and 523 kilometers
(195 and 325 miles).
The first version of the T10X can accelerate
from zero to 100 kph (62.14 mph) in
7.6 seconds, while the second, for
which delivery will start on Oct. 29, can
accomplish zero-100 kph in 4.8 seconds.
Togg’s first model will have a price ranging
from TL 953,000 ($49,500) to around TL
1.22 million.
The Automobile Initiative Group of Türkiye,
or Togg, a consortium of five Turkish
companies, manufactures the vehicle in
cooperation with the Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
(TOBB). The batteries of the Togg T10X can
be recharged to up to 80% from 20% in less
than 28 minutes at fast-charging stations.
Besides the SUV, Togg will manufacture
another four models – a sedan,
C-hatchback, B-SUV and B-MPV – by 2030.
The sedan will follow the mass production
of the SUV.
The current production capacity stands
at around 100,000 vehicles per year,
which is expected to reach 175,000 once
Togg’s factory in Gemlik district, in the
northwestern province of Bursa, reaches
total capacity.
The brand aims to produce 1 million
vehicles across the five segments by 2030.
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