Report written following the latest FIAA exhibition, a bus and coach show held between 18-21 October in Madrid.

Since the first installation in 2006 – a Euro-IV standard ISB 4.5 in a ‘Sultan’ midi-bus – Cummins diesel and natural gas engines have been offered in the majority of Otokar’s city and inter-city buses and its tourist coaches.

Investments to restructure and expand production and in new zero emission technologies at Otokar leads to more jobs at Sakarya, Turkey in 2022

Otokar unveils full electric 18.75-metre articulated version of e-Kent at Busworld Turkey

The e-Centro, Otokar states, is a completely new fully electric mini-bus available in two lengths of 6-metres and 6.6 metres. The 6.6m version has capacity for up to 32 passengers with low entry access through centrally located doors.

The components division of DAF Trucks N.V. is set to supply 100 PACCAR MX-11 engines to Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar. The Euro VI engines will be fitted to 100 Otokar Metrobuses for operation in Istanbul.

The Turkish commercial vehicle manufacturer achieved revenues of TRY4.5bn and net operating profits of TRY1.76bn.

Otokar's revenues amounted to TRY2.7bn while net profits totalled TRY516.4m for the year-to-date.

The buses will be delivered by the end of 2022 for service in Amman following a USD32m tender financed by the EBRD.

Production of the MSG 90.6 line of driver seats, which will be fitted in the Crossway range of Iveco buses built at Otokar's Sakarya-based HQ, began in August at Grammer's facility in Bursa, Turkey.

Bus and defence vehicle manufacturer, Otokar, based in Sakarya, Turkey, has launched the new 12-metre electric low floor city bus, the e-Kent C. The series production model varies from the prototype electric model first unveiled some two years ago at Stockholm, Sweden.

Istanbul bus operator IETT has ordered 100 21-metre buses based on the Kent C artic range, set to be delivered in 2022.