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Temsa Global is a coach, bus and light truck manufacturer located in Adana, Turkey. The company is part of the Sabanci Group, a large Turkish industrial and commercial conglomerate. Their Bus & Coach brand is TEMSA whose visual identity was rebranded in October 2009 and presented officially to the media and customers, at the fair Busworld Europe in Kortrijk (Belgium).
[edit] History
TEMSA GLOBAL A.S. was founded in 1968 to supply steel to the construction industry. Manufacture of coaches began in 1984 with licensing and distribution agreements from Mitsubishi Motors. Service bus products were introduced in 1987.
The products have their own bodywork and include Mitsubishi, MAN, DAF, Cummins and Caterpillar engines and parts, that meet Western European emission standards (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 Belgium and several rep offices have been established in 46 different countries of the world (Germany, France, Italy, 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 AR-GE ve Teknoloji (Temsa Research&Development Center) is a branch of TEMSA Global that is responsible of new vehicle production and technology development.
The Technology Center is based in Gebze, Turquie and employs 200 engineers.
[edit] Products
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- Diamond (2003 -): top-of-the-line luxury coach in 13m and 14m lengths
- Safari (2001 -):
- Safari HD - 12m, 12.2m and 13m coach
- Safari RD - 12.2m and 13m coach
- TS35 - 10.66 coach for the United States market
- Safari STD - 10.66m, 12m and 12.8m coach
- Safari IC - 12m and 12.8m coach for inter-city operation
- Safari SD - 12.2m and 13m coach for the Egypt, Middle-East and Africa markets
- Safir (1999 -): 12m coach
- Opalin (2003 -): 8m and 9m midicoach
- Tourmalin (2006 -): 12m and 12.8m intercity, school and service bus
- Metropol (2006 -): 9,62m city bus
- Avenue (2008 -): 12m city bus low floor and low entry
- Maraton (1984 -)
- Prenses (1992 -)
- Prestij (1997 -)
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