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Honda Türkiye A.Ş.
Company typeSubsidiary of Honda
Industry Automotive
Founded1992
Defunct2021
Headquarters Gebze, Turkey
Products Automobiles

Honda Türkiye A.Ş. is a former car manufacturer based in Gebze, Turkey and a subsidiary of Honda.

History

Since 1986, Honda vehicles have been distributed by Çelik Motor (a company of the Anadolu Group) in Turkey. [1]

In 1992, joint venture "Anadolu Honda Otomobilcilik A.Ş." was founded, in which the Anadolu Group and Honda each held 50%. [2] In 1996, the foundation was laid for a factory of its own, in which production began in late 1997 and early 1998. [2] [3] [4] In 2002, Honda took over full control of company from the Anadolu Group. [2] [5] In the same year, the motorcycle production in Turkey was finished. [6]

Between 2002 and 2006, annual production increased from around 5,400 to more than 18,000 vehicles. [7] Honda announced that it will close its factory in Şekerpınar, Gebze which started production at the end of 1997, in a global decision in September 2021. [8]

Models

The first model produced from 1998 was the Civic. [2] [3] Production covers most of the EU market. [9] In December 2005, production of the City started, but in 2016 it was discontinued. [2] [10]

References

  1. ^ "Çelik Motor". Anadolugrubu.com.tr. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Honda Türkiye". Honda.com.tr. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "Kreativ und cool wie ein Chamäleon: Tradition: Honda Civic - zehn Generationen". welt.de. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ^ "Honda Chronology (1999-1990)". hondanews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. ^ "Anadolu Grubu Honda ortaklığı sona erdi". Hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2002-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  6. ^ "Honda Turkey to focus on motorcycle manufacturing". hurriyetdailynews.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  7. ^ Sinan Yüzal: Automotive and autoparts industry in Turkey, Export Promotion Center of Turkey 2007.
  8. ^ "Türkiye'deki fabrikasını kapatan Honda'dan açıklama: İki sebebi var". 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ Gerd Höhler (2007-07-13). "Autos treiben türkischen Export". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  10. ^ "Honda Türkiye atağa kalktı ikinci büyük oluyor". otoajanda.com (in Turkish). 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

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