AUTOBUS TYPE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Minibus 7,494 9,702 9,992 n.a. n.a. n.a. Midibus 2,372 3,104 3,084 3,959 3,019 3,312 Bus & Coach 1,990 2,557 2,410 4,027 1,378 2,032Source: Otomotiv Sanayii Derneği (OSD).

TURKISH MARKET

THE 6th edition of Busworld Turkey took place in three halls of the

Istanbul Expo Centre on April 14-17. This biennial event is devoted mainly to the in-ternal bus market but has always been a showcase open to the international markets, to which the Turkish manufacturers have always been oriented obtaining important results in terms of exports, both as providers of complete vehicles and components.In terms of bus manufacturing in Turkey, the indicators keep being all positive, despite the fact that the internal market still does not succeed in recovering the volumes of 2013, both in the midibus category (7-9 metres and 25-35 passenger seats) and buses over 9 me-tres (city, intercity and coach). In 2015, the local market has absorbed 3,312 midibuses (+ 9.7% compared to 2014) and 2,032 solo buses (+ 47.5%).Unfortunately, for minibuses, the data provi-ded by OSD (the main source for our tables) since 2012 do not report the internal market volumes any more, in addition not to taking into account the manufacturing and export data of many models mainly based on Mer-cedes-Benz Sprinter and Iveco Daily.

At the 6th edition of the Istanbul Busworld, local industry offers new models to the local market and for export. A few no-shows have been compensated by excellent returnsBus manufacturing is steadily growing in all categories. There is a constant escala-tion of minibuses that managed to exceed 47 thousand units thanks to Ford Otosan (45,453 units) that produces mainly for export (84%).

The midibus manufacturing is also going well (+ 34%) despite the drastic reduction (-45.7%) in export revenues in 2015 which is added to approximately -16% of the pre-vious two years. Otokar is the leader in this segment, both in terms of manufactured and exported midibuses.The output growth for longer sizes (+ 36.4%) owes both to recovery in the local market and strong growth in exports (+ 23.3%) in 2015 letting 5,708 buses cross the border. Around 84% were produced in local plants of Merce-des and MAN, in addition to 437 Temsa (in phase of market share recovering), 328 Oto-

kar (+ 72%) and 152 Isuzu (+ 24.6%).In three halls of the Istanbul Expo Centre, except the specialists in components, there have only been some but not all local ma-nufacturers. If the absence of MAN Türk tends to be a standard practice, the missing stands of Mercedes Türk and Karsan came as surprise. These non-attendances, as well as the lowest total number of exhibitors (145 against 248 during the previous edition) can be explained by the close proximity of the event (in terms of time length) with Comvex Istanbul, the fair dedicated to commercial vehicles and buses, starting on May 21, just a month after Busworld Turkey.

The return of BMC The return of BMC on market has aroused curiosity among the present manufacturers, as it ceased the activities at the end of 2012 and was confiscated by Turkish Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). Thanks to the subse-quent purchase by ES Turkish financial instru-ment and the Qatar Government (interested in BMC manufacturing of military vehicles), the bus manufacturing has therefore made a comeback with a completely new range inclu-ding vehicles from 7.5 to 18 metres.Five models, all being part of the Procity range, were revealed at Busworld. Starting from 12 metres (11,880 mm in length) there is a super low-floor bus, fitted with Cummins ISB6.7 Euro VI engine delivering 280 hp and ZF Ecolife automatic transmission, also expo-sed with Euro V engine and in CNG version. In this case, there is a Cummins ISL G 6B

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Euro VI engine delivering 320 hp and roof cylinders with a capacity of 1.176 litres.Finally, there were two versions of Procity measuring 10 metres, characterized by broken line drawing at the bottom of the side win-dows. The first one was a three-door City bus, lowered till the second door, with two access stairs leading to the raised rear part, Cummins Euro VI engine delivering 250 hp and Allison 6-speed automatic transmission. On the left side, the structure below the window is coated with glass sheets in correspondence with the wheelchair area. There are 19.5 inch wheels. The same characteristics can also be applied for the intercity version that differs only in terms of door number (two), luggage racks and padded folding seats.

The expanding Otokar Otokar (the company of Koc Group) also par-ticipated in this edition of Busworld Turkey, being up to the mark with its revenues in 2015 grown by 16% and even by 77% regarding the exports. In the bus manufacturing sector the orders increased by 42.8% reaching the share of 3,529 vehicles in 2015. For the sixth consecutive year Otokar remains the leader of the Turkish bus market for the vehicles with more than 25 passenger capacity: one of every three buses is Otokar.Exports are also going well with 561 vehi-cles that have marked an increase of 44.6% compared to 2014. Otokar exports buses to over 45 countries, in the meantime being the

preferred brand of midibus in France; with significant sales increase in Germany, Bel-gium, Spain and Italy. There are the new open markets in Benin Republic and Malta (176 buses). Tunisia remains the third country for export volumes of Otokar buses in 2015.Otokar introduced eight models at Busworld. In the forefront there was the new articu-lated Kent C, already presented last fall at Kortrijk Busworld that received an order for 100 units made by the Municipality of Izmir. It is an 18.75-metre super low-floor, fitted with DAF / Paccar MX 11 engine delivering 369 hp, ZF EcoLife automatic transmission and transport capacity up to 164 passengers.Otokar also unveiled a 12-metre version and a 9.3-metre Vectio C more applied for

municipal services, lowered till the second door (in Turkey under the name of Doruk 220 LE), still exhibited with Euro V engine and a 7.7-metre raised-floor Navigo C (Sul-tan City) with the second door on the rear overhang and Cummins Euro VI engine de-livering 231 hp.A 7.1-metre Navigo T tourist version (Sultan 140S Comfort) with Euro V engine delive-ring 135 horsepower and a Navigo U (Sul-tan Maxi) with central lift and capacity of transporting 7 disabled passengers sitting in their wheelchairs were also showcased. For intercity and tourist services, there (is) was a 10-metre Vectio T (Doruk T) with a capacities up to 43 + 1 + 1 seats and a 12-metre Territo U (Kent 290 U) including

AUTOBUS TYPE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015MINIBUS Ford Otosan 14,895 19,371 26,164* 36,874 33,864 45,453 Karsan 1,797 2,936 3,115* 836 1,544 1,625 Otokar 286 168 56* 40 12 0 Total Minibus 16,978 22,475 29,335 37,750 35,420 47,078MIDIBUS BMC 2 0 A. Isuzu 1,090 1,175 1,820* 1,981 1,764 2,025 Karsan 0 0 0 0 99 602 Otokar 989 1,492 1,877* 2,689 2,066 2,815 Temsa 579 840 461* 557 1,395 1,689 Total Midibus 2,658 3,509 4,158 5,197 5,324 7131BUS & COACH Anadolu Isuzu 0 0 0 58 151 462 BMC 575 488 322* 0 0 0 Karsan 0 76 0 576 43 384 MAN 1,132 1,610 1,159* 1,300 1,051 1,743 Mercedes Benz Türk 2,462 3,018 3,325* 4,001 3,686 4,253 Otokar 379 727 637* 1,224 406 714 Temsa 720 988 971* 1,186 1,105 1,233 Total Bus & Coach 5,268 6,907 6,427 8,345 6,442 8,789

TURKISH BUS PRODUCTION

OTOKAR - Navigo U (Sultan Maxi)OTOKAR - Kent C Articulated LF

OTOKAR - Navigo T (Sultan Comfort) OTOKAR - Vectio C (Doruk LE)

Source: Otomotiv Sanayii Derneği (OSD).

EXPORT BY MANUFACTURER

an allowance for people standing in addition to 51 seats.

Isuzu and GuleryuzIn 2015, Anadolu Isuzu marks the manu-facturing volume increase (plus 29.9%) but decrease in export share, especially in the midibus segment (-78.3%), only partly com-pensated by growth in solo buses (+24.6%). Six already seen models were presented at Busworld in Istanbul. In the forefront the-re was a 12-metre city bus honored by the international Grand Jury of the ECW (Euro-pean Coach Week) within the framework of the Kortrijk Busworld. The interior features information screens for hearing-impaired persons and audio information systems for

visually impaired persons.Alongside, there was a 9.5-m Citibus lowe-red till the second door, with Cummins Euro VI engine delivering 205 horsepower and a capacity up to 73 passengers. Then there was a 7.5-metre MP Novociti, a 9-metre tourist Visigo with the 3-section glass ceiling and new multimedia system, a classic Turkuaz for mid-distance travels, with its version of 21+1+1 passenger capacity and 2+1 seat layout and, finally, a tourist Novo Lux.Three the Cobra vehicles dedicated to urban transport and unveiled by Güleryüz. The same buses, seen two years ago, were pre-sented with some differences. Cobra double decker with an open sightseeing area was exhibited in Sport version with Mercedes

OM 936 Euro VI engine delivering 300 hp and ZF Ecolife automatic transmission. The bus features the sliding canvas cover, infor-mation for 62 passengers provided in 8 diffe-rent languages via headset announce system at each separate seating place and a manual ramp at the second door.Also the 12-metre low-floor city GD 272 LF with passage to Euro VI is able to feature the Mercedes engine delivering 300 hp. It has a capacity of 28 seats plus 70 standing passen-gers and wheelchair area. On the contrary, the 9.3-metre GM 220 LE is (still with Man Euro V engine delivering 220 horsepower.

Temsa back to BusworldAfter missing the last edition of Busworld

Turkey, Temsa has returned with a range of models mainly aimed at the local market. At the Istanbul exhibition centre Temsa di-splayed two models presented in preview in March 2016. The first one is a 7.1-me-tre tourist Prestij SX with a front Mercedes Euro VI engine delivering 150 hp, five-speed manual transmission and 29 passenger seats. The second one is a 9.5-metre MD9 elec-triCity, lowered till the second door, with a 100 kW electric motor powered by 200 kWh batteries with a capacity of 26 seated pas-sengers plus 30 standing passengers and a wheelchair area.On the contrary, new Opalin and Avenue Plus met with the industry for the first time at Busworld Turkey. The Opalin model is a

AUTOBUS TYPE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015MINIBUS BMC 22 2 81 0 0 0 Ford Otosan 12,385 20,142 16,315 34,629 26,426 38,195 Karsan 9 12 8 8 21 60 Otokar 9 7 25 27 11 0 Total Minibus 12,416 20,163 16,429 34,664 26,458 38,255MIDIBUS Anadolu Isuzu 494 429 943 744 626 136 Karsan 0 0 0 0 0 74 Otokar 142 114 206 235 197 233 Temsa 171 104 24 6 1 4 Total Midibus 807 647 1,173 985 824 447BUS & COACH Anadolu Isuzu 0 0 0 26 122 152 BMC 325 267 71 1 0 0 Karsan 0 75 0 15 3 0 MAN 834 1,216 885 898 937 1,493

Mercedes Benz Türk 1,792 1,919 2,230 2,861 2,954 3,298

Otokar 131 90 116 167 191 328 Temsa 468 637 745 530 422 437 Total Bus & Coach 3,550 4,204 4,047 4,498 4,629 5,708

ISUZU - Citiport ISUZU - Visigo

GULERYUZ - Cobra GD 272 LF GULERYUZ - Cobra Open Top

7.7-metre intercity carrying up to 33 pas-sengers with a baggage compartment of 4.9 cubic metres and Euro VI engine delivering 180 horsepower. The Avenue Plus is the updated version of the 12-metre low-floor city bus, with a new front and rear design, start-stop system for reducing the fuel con-sumption and Cummins Euro VI engine de-livering 280 hp. There was also a two-door version of the Avenue İBUS.Temsa presented two versions of the High decker Safir for tourist services: the 12.3-me-tres Safir Plus and the 13-metres Safir Vip Plus, both with DAF/Paccar Euro VI en-gine delivering 435 hp. Alongside with as many versions of the Marathon (Standard and VIP), there was the super high decker which debuted on the international scene at the Kortrijk Busworld last year. Lengths and engines are identical to Safir.

Iranians from Bursa In 2013, bringing together the experience of Akia (Iran) and Hess (Switzerland) Akia Hess Otomotiv started manufacturing direc-tly in Turkey, in Bursa. At Istanbul Busworld they foregrounded their Metrobus, a vehicle designed for the Istanbul’s municipalities also available in the trolley version. The 25-metre long bus consists of three articu-lated sections resting on five axles; the dri-ving position is completely separated from the passenger area accessible through four double-leaf doors on both sides, with a ma-ximum capacity of 290 passengers (29 se-

ats). The external aesthetics recalls that of the VDL Phileas.The new versions of the Ultra LF 9 low-flo-or citybus and the LF 12, measuring 9.5 to 12 metres respectively, were also unveiled at the exhibition. For both of them the Euro VI transition leads to the Mercedes engi-nes and the resulting two ventilation grilles for the tailgate, as for the Mercedes Citaro. For the short one there is the 5.1-litre OM 934LA delivering 210 horsepower combined with Allison T280R automatic transmission. On the other hand, for the 12-metre version there was the 7.7-litre OM 936LA delive-ring300 hp combined with Allison or ZF au-tomatic gearbox.

Specialists in small-size As always there were the local body builders specialized in minibus. From abroad only the Spanish Ferqui which marked its presence, however, without exposing any vehicles.High end interiors, special lighting, hi-gh-performance audio-video systems and seating configurations link the proposals focused almost exclusively on Mercedes Sprinter and Iveco Daily. The Erener Class II based on Daily 70 gained the attention. Extended up to 8.5 metres, it can carry 24 seated passengers plus 7 standing ones. On the rear overhang the floor is lowered (with recessed manual ramp) and one has to climb two stairs to reach the central corridor. Also by Erener the 7.7-metre touring coach built on Mercedes Sprinter 519 and super equip-

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ped with leather seats for 19 passengers. Erduman also made modifications of the Sprinter and in addition to upgrading the in-terior with wood inlays, led lights, leather seats and glazing on the roof, intervened in external aesthetics with side fairings and par-ticular shapes on the rear head. On the side and rear aesthetic variations also it indulges ToJo body builder on the Sprinter Ilesbus. Specializing in the manufacturing of compo-nents and interior systems, Esref body shop exposed its transformation into Citybus of a Sprinter 416, with the floor lowering in the central part.The minibuses branded Kartex based on Sprinter Daily with two-leaf glass side door (shall be) were noted for the addition of a front lowered bumper section complete with additional headlamps and grilles. Can Can body shop uses the same approach on the

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