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The automaker will probably also build vehicles in Turkey in the future.
DüsseldorfDer VWGroup would not just come up with a new one Car production near Izmir his involvement in the Turkey increase significantly. Even with light commercial vehicles (vans, pick-ups) it is becoming apparent that the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer will at least indirectly be represented in the near future with a production in Turkey.
Because Volkswagen and the US car company ford have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation with light commercial vehicles. At the beginning of the year, both companies had announced that they want to jointly produce minibuses and pick-up models in the future,
Volkswagen will soon need a successor to the Amarok. The VW Group has not made any money in recent years with this pickup truck, which is currently still produced in Hanover. A new pick-up would be the first joint model of the two car companies.
“Significant for the future of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the cooperation with Ford,” said VW CEO a few days ago Herbert dies, This cooperation brings much needed savings, since ford and VW shared future development and production costs. “Without the cooperation of the Amarok successor would not be feasible,” said Diess.
In addition, the cooperation should be extended to other areas. For example, Ford is considering adopting the platform developed by Volkswagen for the new generation of electric vehicles. In addition, there could also be a joint venture in autonomous driving. The cooperation talks would be close to completion, the VW boss.
Turkey comes into play with vans and minibuses (“VW Bulli”). Ford operates large-scale light commercial vehicle manufacturing facilities in a joint venture with the Turkish industrial holding Koc near Istanbul. There, among other things, the well-known Ford Transit is manufactured for European customers. The joint venture operates under the name Ford Otosan. The annual production is about 450,000 vehicles, about 11,000 employees are employed there. Ford and Koc each hold 41 percent of the joint venture, with the remaining 18 percent traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
According to current plans, part of the German VW transporter production is to migrate to the Turkish-American joint venture on the Bosphorus. So far VW manufactures its Bullis in the transporter Hanover. There, the minibus runs so far in two variants of the bands: as a recreational vehicle in the car version (“California”) and as a real utility vehicle for craftsmen and other small businesses.
Ford and Volkswagen are now considering that this artisan bulli will travel to Turkey. In the future, the VW and Ford models could share the body base (“platform”), resulting in greater cost reductions. Volkswagen also benefits from the lower wages in Turkey.
In Germany A VW worker earns about three to four times as much as his Turkish colleague. An annual production of some 10,000 vehicles could be shifted from Hanover to the vicinity of Istanbul. As compensation, Volkswagen wants to produce electric models in the capital of Lower Saxony in the future.
A final decision on the relocation of transporter production has not yet been made. The Volkswagen Supervisory Board may decide in its July meeting.
The VW Group is already represented today with a completely own production in Turkey. The Munich truck subsidiary MAN produces buses in the capital Ankara. The factory has nearly 3000 employees.
In 2018, the entire Volkswagen Group had sold just under 95,000 vehicles in Turkey. That was 40 percent less than the year before. Also VW got to feel the bad condition of the Turkish national economy.
More: Volkswagen wants to expand in a low-wage country – and will probably set up a new plant in Turkey.
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