Karsan

• Name — Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. • Type — Anonim Şirket • Traded As — KARSN • Hq Location Country — Turkey • Hq Location — Akçalar, Bursa • Area Served — Worldwide • Key People — İnan Kıraç (Chairman) Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu (Deputy General Manager of Business Affairs) Okan Baş (CEO) • Industry — Manufacturing • Products — Automobiles, commercial vehicles and electric bus • Revenue — $480 million USD (2013) • Parent — Kıraça Group • Num Employees — 2,400 • Website — https: www.karsan.com/en

Karsan was founded in 1966 in Bursa, Turkey, to produce light commercial vehicles. Koç Group assumed management control of the company between 1979-1998. Later on, Kıraça Group took over the company in 1998 by acquiring the majority of the shares under the leadership of İnan Kıraç. Karsan, owned by 100% Turkish capital, produces and sells Peugeot light commercial vehicles under a licensing agreement with the French manufacturer, as well as the Fiat Ducato and its rebadged version the Peugeot Boxer. In addition to these, Karsan produces and sells specialised vehicles such as ambulances, taxis, patrol vehicles and 4x4s. Karsan also has cooperations with Hyundai for light trucks manufacture, with Renault Trucks for long-distance trailer-trucks and with BredaMenarinibus for bus manufacture. Karsan's V-1 was one of three finalists, alongside the Ford Transit Connect and Nissan NV200, for New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow. The Nissan NV200 was announced the winning model on 3 May 2011. At the end of 2010, the J9 Premier minibus was replaced with the Karsan J10, available in three body versions-with 14, 17 or 20 seats, and powered by a Euro 4 common rail 2,3 liter diesel engine of Iveco origin. At the end of 2013, the J10 minibus has been replaced by the Karsan Jest. In December 2018 the company acquired the 70% of Industria Italiana Autobus through a capital increase. The following month, after a meeting with Ministry of Economic Development, the participation in IIA fell to 20%.

• Peugeot Boxer (2001–present) • Fiat Ducato (2001–present) • Hyundai Truck (2007–present) • BredaMenarinibus Vivacity (2010–present) • BredaMenarinibus Avancity (2010–present) • Menarinibus CITYMOOD (2014–present) • Karsan V-1 (prototype) • Karsan Jest (2013–present) • Karsan e-Jest (2018–present) • Karsan Atak (2014–present) • Karsan e-Atak (2021–present) • Karsan Star (2014–present) • Hyundai H350 (2015–present) • Renault Megane IV Sedan (2022-present) • Karsan e-ATA (20xx-present) • Karsan e-ATA Hydrogen (2022–present) • Illustration — Karsan e-Jest in June 2024 • Illustration — Karsan e-Jest, Busworld Europe 2023, Brussels • Illustration — Karsan Atak

• Peugeot J9 (1981–2006) • Peugeot Partner (1997–2013) • Karsan J9 Premier (2006–2010) • Citroën Berlingo (2008–2013) • Renault Premium (2008–2013) • Renault Kerax (2009–2013) • Karsan J10 (2010–2015) • Illustration — Karsan-built Peugeot J9s dolmuş in Bodrum, Turkey • Illustration — Karsan J10 minibus • Illustration — Peugeot Partner manufactured from 1997 to 2013

• Illustration — Karsan Jestronic in Switzerland • Illustration — Karsan e-Jest in Vilnius, Lithuania • Illustration — Karsan e-Jest in Poland • Illustration — Karsan Jest in Romania • Illustration — Karsan Jest in Austria • Illustration — Karsan Jest in Istanbul, Turkiye • Illustration — Karsan in Japan • Illustration — Karsan Atak in Hungary • Illustration — Karsan Atak in Luxembourg • Illustration — Karsan E-ATA in Brașov, Romania • Illustration — Karsan Star in France