Ford Otosan

About Ford Otosan

Ford Otosan (Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş.) is a publicly traded company with equal 41% stakes held by Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, and 18% publicly traded. Since 2004, Ford Otosan has been among Turkey's top 3 exporting companies, holding the automotive sector export championship for the last 11 years and the overall Turkish export championship for the last 7 years. In 2022, the company exported vehicles and spare parts worth $6.2 billion to 94 countries across 5 continents from Turkey. Operating across 4 main centers, including the Gölcük and Yeniköy Factories in Kocaeli, the Eskişehir Factory in Eskişehir, the Sancaktepe R&D Center and Spare Parts Warehouse in Istanbul, and the Craiova Factory in Romania, Ford Otosan employs over 20,000 people. Ford Otosan is the most valuable automotive company on Borsa Istanbul. With over 1,500 R&D employees, Ford Otosan conducts engineering exports and possesses the largest R&D organization in the Turkish automotive sector. It serves as the global engineering center for Ford's heavy commercial vehicles, relevant diesel engines, and engine systems, and as a support center for Ford's light commercial vehicle design and engineering. Ford Otosan has the complete expertise, talent, and infrastructure to design, develop, and test entire vehicles, including their engines, through all processes. Ford Otosan also stands out for its sensitivity to social responsibilities, contributing to our country's economic development and increasing its international competitiveness. In line with its corporate citizenship understanding and 'The Future is Now' vision, it carries out its work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. With its 'Equality at Work' approach, Ford Otosan has been conducting awareness activities on gender equality since 2013. It has been included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for 3 years since 2021 as Turkey's First and Only Automotive Company, increasing its performance.