Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22
By Emil Ismayilov - Trend:
Russia and Turkey intend to start joint car production, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Nov.22.
Earlier, Turkish Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Nihat Ergun said that Turkey will prepare a package of measures to stimulate the production of domestic cars. Turkey has great experience in car production, but has not produced a domestic car yet.
Turkey ranks sixth in car production in Europe. The country produces or assembles Ford, FIAT, Renault, Toyota, Honda, Opel, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and MAN cars. Moreover, Turkey manufactures BMC, Temsa and Otokar buses.
According to the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUİK), the number of vehicles operating in the country reached 17,653,281.