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Article: Regions: Europe - Big-name draw.(Company overview)
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- Foreign Direct Investment
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Byline: Karen E Thuermer
Ford Motor Company may be facing tough challenges in North America, but in Turkey, its operations -- jointly owned by Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding - - remain strong. In 2007, the Turkish Exporters Assembly ranked Ford Otosan the country's number one exporter; its export revenue totalled $3.4bn and net sales were $6.2bn. "We've became the export champion of Turkey," says Ford Otosan plant manager Haydar Yenigun.
Big producer
The plant, located in Izmit in Kocaeli province and supported by an 11- company supplier park on site and a dedicated pier on the sea of Marmara, produces 320,000 units a year. From here Ford ...
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Article: FORD OTOSAN HALTS PRODUCTION.
AsiaPulse News;
February 27, 2009 ;
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...KOCAELI, Turkey, Feb 27 Asia Pulse - Ford Automotive Industry (OTOSAN) has halted manufacturing ... production came after a sharp decline in auto demand both in and out of Turkey, told a senior labor union official on Thursday. 6,400 workers at ...
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