Tofaş builds its 7.5 millionth vehicle at Bursa plant, a Fiat Ulysse

Tofaş has built its 7.5 millionth vehicle at its Bursa plant. The car to roll off the line was a Fiat Ulysse. The company reached the milestone since serial production began in 1971.

Tofaş was founded in 1968. When serial production started, the plant had an annual capacity of 20,000 vehicles and employed around 600 people. Today, the annual production capacity has risen to 500,000 units.

Milestones in production history

Starting with the Murat 124, Tofaş has built many models across segments, from passenger cars to light commercial vehicles. The 1 millionth vehicle was a Fiat Tempra, and the 2 millionth was a Fiat Palio Go. The 3rd and 4th million vehicles were both Fiat Fiorino models. The 5 millionth was the Fiat Egea Hatchback, the 6 millionth the Fiat Egea Sedan, and the 7 millionth the Fiat Egea Cross Wagon.

K0 and K9 projects

Tofaş CEO Cengiz Eroldu said the figure reflects the company's industrial experience of more than half a century and its engineering capability. According to Eroldu, new model investments will raise production volume and model variety, and the multi-brand production structure will be strengthened.

The new plans include the K0 and K9 projects. Eroldu said a multi-brand production ceremony for the K9 model family will take place in October. Under the K0 project, he announced that exports to the North American market will resume in early 2027.

Eroldu described the merger of Stellantis's Turkish operations under the Tofaş umbrella as the start of a new phase for the company, calling it "Tofaş 2.0". He said Tofaş is among the strongest Stellantis plants in terms of quality and efficiency, and that investment in research and development, engineering and exports will continue.