Pioneering the transformation of public transportation with its high-tech products, Karsan continues to strengthen its presence abroad. Karsan, which made a name for itself especially in the European market with the tenders it won, made a strong entry into 2023. Karsan’s Romanian distributor Anadolu Automobil Rom. S.R.L (AAR) won the tenders, which included 16 e-JEST sales in the city of Aiud and 4 e-JEST sales in the city of Siret. Karsan will further expand its electric bus fleet in Romania, after having signed contracts for both tenders its distributor AAR.
It will be delivered in the last quarter of the year
In addition to e-JEST buses, 20 charging stations will be installed within the scope of the tender. Stating that e-JEST buses to be delivered will be the first electric minibuses of both Auid and Siret cities, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “With these new orders, we have made a strong start to 2023. This year, the number of Karsan brand electric vehicles in Romania will increase to over 200.“
Karsan e-JEST is the market leader in Europe
Emphasizing that Karsan played a leading role in the transformation of electric public transportation in Romania, Mr. Baş said, “It is possible to see Karsan-branded electric buses in various cities in Romania which is one of the countries leading the transformation of electric public transport in Europe. This vision of Romania and our electric transformation journey as Karsan, which started five years ago, coincide with each other.” Stating that Romania is one of the main target markets of Karsan, just like France and Italy, Mr. Baş said, “Karsan recently became the Turkish brand with the largest bus fleet in Romania’s electric vehicle market, where we are expanding with all product range from 6 meters to 18 meters. We are happy to be a part of the electric transformation of Aiud and Siret cities with European electric minibus market leader Karsan e-JEST.“