Stellantis Turkiye Parts and Services General Manager Mehmet Akin said that they aim to be one of the leading brands in electric cars.
Stellantis Turkiye Parts and Services General Manager Mehmet Akin said that they aim to be one of the leading brands in electric cars.
During his visit to Opel Erdemir in Erzurum, Akin said that in the last 2 years, many supply chains have been experiencing blockage problems with Covid-19 and both raw material and chip crises, which has not been used around the world, and that this has affected all sectors.
Expressing that they have difficulties in supply in the automotive sector, as in all brands, Akin said, “Many consumers, despite their desire to buy a vehicle, had difficulty in finding the vehicle they wanted when they wanted it. For all brands, now the supply problem has started to disappear gradually.”
‘We are planning to bring our vehicles in very serious numbers in the last two months of the year.’ Akin continued:
‘Production-related supply problem disappears. We foresee that this will completely disappear from our lives in the next year, and our plans are in this direction. Now the world is evolving in such a direction that we can encounter a different problem every day. Europe is dealing with different things right now. I don’t think we will have a problem in production numbers next year.’
Commenting on Turkiye’s Togg production, Akin said, ‘Togg is the national pride of all of us. As an automotive lover and patriot since day one, I can only be proud of such a thing. We are excited. We look forward to the day it will land on the field. Hopefully it will be lucky. It will be very successful.’
Regarding the group’s productions in Turkiye, Akin said, ‘Turkiye has always been one of the most important candidate countries in this sense, with its capacity, supply chain and supplier industry skills.’ used the phrases.
Emphasizing that the group has very serious claims about electric cars, Akin said:
‘We aim to be one of the leading brands in electric cars. In the Opel brand, the electric Corsa and Mokka will soon enter our lives. Electric cars have started to enter our lives in other brands as well. It seems that this will gradually find its place in the markets and there will be a change. In this sense, the Group will take its place in the market with all its brands of electric or electrified cars. The automobile is an important investment vehicle in Turkiye. It has also become a commodity that many people use to protect the value of their money. Therefore, in a place where the demand is high, the prices also go up.’
Yuksel Erdemir, Chairman of the Board of Erzurum Opel Erdemir, also gave information about the sales process of the brand.
Source: AA / Translated by Irem Yildiz