Italy / Turkey – Turkish bus manufacturer, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Tic AŞ (Karsan) announced that it is expanding its presence in the Italian market with news of a local distribution and aftersales agreement with KMobility S.R.L. This, according to CEO Okan Baş will help strengthen its aftersales services and spare parts distribution ecosystem in Italy. This is supported by the newly opened logistical and spare parts warehouse in Trento, Northern Italy. Delivery times of new spare parts have been cut to 24 hours on the Italian mainland and 48 hours on the islands.

Karsan is planning on growing its existing 13% share in the Italian electric public transport market, having already delivered 120 electric buses to Italy, with 200 more to be shipped in the coming years. A key to supporting the growing fleet is of course a robust aftermarket network. Baş continued: “This cooperation will boost our effectiveness in providing after-sales services and spare parts towards our expanding electric vehicle park in Italy. With collaborations such as the one with KMobility S.R.L., which we have carried out under the leadership of our 100% subsidiary Karsan Europe, we have focused on expanding our service network and achieving excellence in the customer experience. We are also preparing for the future in after-sales operations of our rapidly growing electric fleet in Europe by cooperating with competent companies. We have intended to be closer to our customers and expand our electric vehicle fleet with these steps we have taken."