Automotive Exports December 2022

Togg invites citizens to test
SUV model at new Istanbul center
Türkiye’s first indigenous electric
automobile brand Togg is opening its first
experience center in Istanbul, enabling
citizens to get to know its C-SUV model
from a closer perspective.
A total of 20 centers are expected to be
opened across the country.
The first Togg experience center opened
its door in the metropolis’ Zorlu Center,
welcoming citizens to examine the C-SUV
model closely, particularly the parts they
are curious about. The next experience
centers will soon start operating in
southern Adana, the capital Ankara, Gemlik
and western Izmir province.
The opening comes after the inauguration
of Togg’s factory in the Gemlik district
of Türkiye’s automotive capital Bursa,
during which the first mass-produced SUV
model left the production line. Following
the announcement of the vehicle’s mass
production, high interest in the first
domestic electric car was seen both in the
country and abroad.
It has received thousands of orders
coming from the public sector in Türkiye,
including banks that were placed on the
priority list for receiving their models
earlier than others. Togg also received
its first international order recently, from
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who
stated that he wants to purchase two cars
for himself. Many citizens have also already
listed their existing vehicles for sale on the
internet in order to buy a Togg, which will
hit the road in March 2023. Around 17,000
to 18,000 vehicles are planned to be put
up for sale in the first stage, throughout
2023, after some five months of security
procedures the car is set to pass through.
The vehicle is being produced by a
consortium of five Turkish companies called
the Automobile Initiative Group of Türkiye,
or Togg, in cooperation with the Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of
Türkiye (TOBB).
Togg, which will have “300+” and “500+”
kilometer range options with its inborn
electric modular platform, will be
constantly connected to the center and
will be able to receive updates remotely
via 4G/5G connection. The batteries of the
vehicles which will be integrated into the
model, and are compatible with the Euro
NCAP 5-star level rating system are set to
get 80% full in less than 30 minutes with
fast charging option.
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