TEMSA Skoda Sabancı Ulaşım Araçları A.Ş. is a Turkish manufacturer of buses, midibuses, and light-trucks. As of 2020, it is operating under the partnership of

Sabancı Holding Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., commonly abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is an industrial and financial conglomerate with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. The company's primary activities are in financial services, energy (electricity genera ...

and PPF Group (

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). At the TEMSA

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

plant, which is established on an area of 500,000 m², a total of 11,500 vehicles are produced annually, including 4,000 buses, midibuses, and 7,500 light trucks, with 1,400 employees. TEMSA's Avenue, Diamond, Opalin, Safari HD and Tourmalin IC buses were included in a special edition of Bus Driver (video game), made by SCS Software in 2007.

History

TEMSA (Termo-Mekanik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş./ Thermo-mechanics Industry and Trade Incorporated) was founded in 1968 by

to supply steel to the construction industry. Manufacturing of coaches began in 1984 with licensing and distribution agreements from

Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

. Service bus products were introduced in 1987. The products have their own bodywork and include Mitsubishi Fuso,

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, DAF,

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and

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engines and parts that meet the

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(Euro4, Euro5). Since 2000, a full range of coaches has been developed for Western European markets, utilizing MAN engines and axles and ZF transmissions. TEMSA became independent and flexible in using different engines with its own developments and started carrying out tailor-made production. A subsidiary, TEMSA Europe, has been established in

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and several rep offices have been established in 46 countries (including Germany, France, Italy and Spain), under the management of Temsa Europe. Temsa has obtained over 7% of market share in its segment in Europe. Of the 1000 buses produced every year, 75% are exported. Temsa is represented by three models in the US. The TS 30, TS 35 and TS 45 are motor coaches of 30, 35 and 45 ft respectively. TEMSA AR-GE ve Teknoloji Merkezi (Temsa Research & Development Center) is a branch of TEMSA that is responsible for new vehicle production and technology development. In June 2019, TEMSA was purchased by True Value Capital Partners of Switzerland. In February 2020, Sabanci Holdings and

have agreed and signed a letter of intent to become the new joint owners of Temsa.

Product line as of May 2016

Temsa main markets are divided as Turkish (domestic), Europe, USA and Non-Europe. Most domestic vehicles from Temsa are sold in export markets with or without domestic model names as well.

Domestic market (Turkey)

;Coach * Maraton *Safir Plus ;Midi Coach * Opalin * Prestij SX ;Inter City *LD SB Plus *MD9 LE ;City * Avenue LF * Avenue LF CNG *Avenue Electron *Avenue EV *MD9 ElectriCITY *Prestij City SX ;Van * Maxus (licensed Maxus V80)

Export markets

;Coach * TS45 * Maraton *HD *HD RHD *HD C12 *LD *TS35 ;Midi Coach * TS30 *MD9 *MD9 RHD *MD7 Plus *Prestij SX ;Inter City * LD SB Plus *MD9 LE ;City *LF12 *LF12 CNG *Avenue Electron *LF EV *MD9 ElectriCITY

Light truck

* Mitsubishi Fuso Canter (1988 - )

Gallery

File:Laophorium Ioannis Claudii Juncker anno 2014.jpg, Bus of Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014 File:Polizei(BBL-4-3314) - Flickr - antoniovera1.jpg, Temsa used as a Police bus File:Temsa maraton 20151115.jpg, Temsa Maraton on Istanbul Bogazici Bridge File:Temsa Safir in Jordan.jpg, TEMSA Safir in

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

File:Temsa links vorn.JPG, TEMSA Opalin in

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, Germany File:Temsa Tourmalin in Kielce.jpg, TEMSA Tourmalin in

Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...

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File:Temsa Avenue in Antalya.JPG, TEMSA Avenue in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

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File:Temsa Prestige from Zhytomyr.jpg, TEMSA Prestige in

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File:TEMSA Safir 2011 001.JPG, TEMSA Safir in Turkey 2011. File:Temsa bus atlanta ga (observe).jpg, Temsa bus in

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, USA File:Temsa LD 13 SB Plus n°41803 (vue avant) - Rémi (Thénioux * été 2018).jpg, Temsa LD 13 SB Plus in Thénioux,

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File:Temsa Avenue.jpg, Temsa Avenue in

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File:Temsa Avenue Electron, Busworld Europe 2023, Brussels (P1140057).jpg, Avenue Electron File:Temsa LF 12 in Serbia.jpg, Temsa LD 12 in Serbia

References

External links

TEMSA International website

Temsa Global Corporate website

Temsa Safir Plus Bus
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