Automotiv_September

Monthly automotive aftermarket magazine
Taysad: Competent
representative of the Turkish
automotive supplier industry
Established in 1978, TAYSAD is
the sole and most competent
representative of the Turkish
automotive supplier industry.
TAYSAD plans its activities in line
with its vision and mission and
aims at becoming a center of
attraction in the automotive
industry, by enhancing its
capability as a representative
association, its effectiveness in the
sector, as well as the cooperation
between members and by
providing better-quality services to
meet members’ changing needs.
The major facts are:
• Established in 1978, TAYSAD
is the sole and most competent
representative of the Turkish
automotive supplier industry
• With 408 members, TAYSAD
represents 65% of the output of
the automotive supplier industry
and 70% of the industry’s exports
• 80% of TAYSAD’s members
operate in the Marmara
region;12% in the Aegean region
and 8% in other regions of Turkey
• 408 TAYSAD members employ
more than 160,000 people.
• 25% of TAYSAD members have
foreign partners who hold varying
levels of shares
• TAYSAD is a member of CLEPA,
the European Association of
Automotive Suppliers (www.
clepa.be)
• TAYSAD is the founding
partner of OTAM - Automotive
Technologies Research &
Development Company.
• TAYSAD has a reference position
within Turkey for domestic
and international OEM’s, Tier
1 Suppliers and institutions
being the representative of
Turkish Automotive Parts and
Components Suppliers
• TAYSAD holds ESCA Silver Label
and ISO 9001 Certificates.
The product range of TAYSAD
members covers all sorts of
parts except a few items and is
sufficiently diversified to support
an 85-90% local parts ratio in
domestically-produced motor
vehicles. The main product
groups manufactured by TAYSAD
members operating in the motor
vehicle manufacturing industry
can be classified as follows:
• Complete engines and engine
parts,
• Radiators
• Heating, ventilating & air
conditioning systems (HVAC
systems)
• Power trains,
• Brake systems and parts,
• Hydraulic and pneumatic spare
parts,
• Suspension parts,
• Safety spare parts,
• Foam and rubber parts,
• Chassis parts and spare parts,
• Forged and cast parts,
• Electrical equipment and
illumination systems,
• Batteries,
• Automobile glass,
• Seats
• Design & Engineering services
• Simulation services
• Special vehicle production
In order to adapt to the changing
competitive environment,
TAYSAD members closely follow
technological developments
and continue to invest in
innovation and expansion.
With the help of their advanced
manufacturing capabilities, they
produce prototypes, use testing
facilities, perform CNC-based and
conventional machining, engage
in product development, pursue
collective R&D activities with
foreign and domestic companies
and use CAD-CAM applications
during the design process.
Vision
To become, by 2023, a sectoral
association representative of
all companies in Turkey, that
supply goods and services
directly and indirectly to the
automotive industry; a sectoral
association which pursues and
supports activities increasing the
local share in global automotive
manufacturing to at least 3%; and
a sectoral association which has
gained complete public support.
Mission
To provide the environment and
conditions for developing the
Turkish automotive industry as a
whole and making Turkey one
of the leading supply centers of
the global automotive industry,
by supporting its members as a
collective organization.
94 SEPTEMBER 2018