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40-729: The collaboration began in 1928, when Vehbi Koç was assigned as a Ford dealer in Ankara . The following year, the Turkish national assembly granted Ford the right to install a local assembly plant in a free zone located in Tophane , Istanbul 's port area. Coinciding with Great Depression of 1929, limited numbers of Ford Model A and Ford Model B vehicles were assembled in Tophane Plant of Ford Motor Company Exports Inc. until 1934, when vehicle assembly activities were suspended. In 1959,

80-528: A company called Koç Ticaret A.Ş. In 1942, Vehbi Koç saw the opportunities the Varlık Vergisi , a wealth tax imposed on non-Muslims, afforded him as a businessman and took over many collapsed or confiscated companies. One such acquisition was an Istanbul building owned by an Armenian named Margarios Ohanyan, who had sold a property worth 1.5-2 million liras at market prices through public auction for significantly below its value as he attempted to avoid paying

120-568: A joint cable factory with Siemens . Tractor production also started under a Fiat license. Koç's first initiative in the automotive sector eventually turned into a full-scale industry. Following an agreement with the Ford Motor Company in 1959, he set up Ford Otosan . Following the production of the first domestic mass-production car Anadol in 1966 and in line with the improving economic atmosphere in Turkey, Koç collaborated with

160-706: A new factory in Gölcük, Kocaeli , that became operational in 2001, replacing the Istanbul facility was opened. It is aimed mainly at commercial vehicle production, and manufactures the Ford Transit and the Ford Transit Connect , both models being marketed worldwide. In 2003, the company launched a new generation of the Ford Cargo heavy-duty truck. In September 2012, Ford revealed its new version of

200-884: A variant of the seventh-generation Fiesta . Sales started in Europe in 2019, in Australasia in late 2020, and in South Africa from October 2023. In the European market, the Puma is positioned above the EcoSport and below the Kuga (also called Escape outside Europe). Ford first announced the Puma crossover at its event Go Further in Amsterdam , along with the introduction of the third-generation Kuga . The Puma nameplate

240-441: Is rated five-star. Adult and child protection is rated at 94% and 84%. Pedestrian safety is rated 77% by Euro NCAP. The organisation tested the Puma again in 2022, on that occasion giving it a four-star overall rating, with a 75% score in the adult-occupant category, an 84% score in the child-occupant category, a 70% score in the vulnerable-road-users category, and a 69% score in the safety-assist category. The organisation found that

280-598: The Ford Taunus began production at the Istanbul plant, and in 1986 the official opening ceremony was held for the İnönü engine plant. In 1992, the newer Ford Transit was put into production, and in 1993 the Ford Escort replaced the Ford Taunus on the production lines. In 1997, Ford further increased its share in the company to 41 percent, becoming equal partner with Koç Holding in the joint venture. In 1998,

320-551: The Ford Transit also began production and in 1973, the Anadol STC-16, the first sports car developed in Turkey. In 1977, the company signed a license agreement with Ford and the company's name was changed to Ford Otosan. In 1979, a new factory was opened in İnönü, Eskişehir , which began the production of the Ford Cargo in 1983. Also that year, Ford increased its share of ownership in the company to 30 percent. In 1985

360-551: The Koç Group , one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime, he came to be one of Turkey's wealthiest citizens. He was also a well-known philanthropist with interests in health, education and the arts. Vehbi Koç was born in 1901 in Çorakalı, a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood of Ankara . He then lived in a vineyard estate in the Keçiören district, since absorbed into Ankara. Purchased by his father in 1923,

400-523: The Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, has been operating since 1998, and it is the marketing centre of the company's marketing, sales, after-sales and spare parts operations. 40°43′24″N 29°51′11″E  /  40.72333°N 29.85306°E  / 40.72333; 29.85306 Vehbi Ko%C3%A7 Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish billionaire , businessman , entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded

440-815: The Transit , and in January 2013, the new Cargo heavy truck was unveiled. The latter was co-developed by Ford Otosan in partnership with Ford Brazil , and will be manufactured in both countries. In September 2018, at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany, Ford introduced an electric tractor trailer concept vehicle dubbed the F-Vision, which would have Level 4 autonomous driving capability. In March 2022, Ford Otosan announced that company would acquire Ford Romania . Ford Otosan took over

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480-752: The 1920s Vehbi Koç joined the predecessor of the Republican Peoples' Party (CHP), the Association for Defense of National Rights . As his business flourished so his relationship with the CHP became closer In 1943 he was even asked to represent the CHP in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey although he declined. This relationship with the CHP became an obstacle to further development of the Koç Group and he came under pressure from

520-522: The Ankara Chamber of Commerce. While working in commerce, he became the local partner of Ford Motor Company and Standard Oil (presently Mobil ) in 1928. When Ankara became the capital of the young Turkish Republic, construction work increased rapidly and Koç began trading in construction materials, building supplies and hardware. Following the establishment of branch offices in Istanbul and Eskişehir in 1938, he merged all these enterprises into

560-825: The Atatürk Library in Taksim to the Municipality of Istanbul in 1976 and in 1980 opened Turkey's first private museum, the Sadberk Hanım Museum in memory of his late wife, Sadberk Koç. Koç was honorary chairman of Gençlerbirliği S.K. in Ankara. Koç School opened in 1988 and Koç University in 1993. He also established the Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation ( Turkish : Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı ) and functioned as

600-639: The Italian company Fiat to establish Tofaş in 1968 resulting in the production of the second domestic car Murat in 1971. In 1963 Vehbi Koç consolidated all the companies bearing his name under the same roof and founded Koç Holding A.Ş. This was the start of the holdings era in Turkey and many businessmen followed Koç in the same direction. The group has international partnerships with well-known companies such as Fiat, Ford Motor Co., Yamaha and Allianz . During Koç's seventy-six-year business career, he created an immense organisation with more than 108 companies in

640-415: The Koç Group, all of them specialising in different sectors such as food, retailing, finance, energy, automotives, tourism and technology. The Koç Group has 80,000 employees, ca.$ 40 billion turnover, $ 900 million of exports and $ 500–600 million of investment annually. Koç retired in 1984 to devote more time to social activities and his son Rahmi Koç took over the leadership of the Koç Group companies. In

680-569: The Puma had "marginal" performance in protecting the chest of the driver in a frontal-offset collision, the chest of a rear-seat adult passenger in a full-width rigid barrier collision, and in protecting those seated in the front from whiplash injuries in a rear-end collision, with "poor" performance at preventing occupants bodies from being thrown from side to side in an impact, while generally performing well in other areas for adult occupants. The organisation found protection for child occupants to be "good or adequate" in all of their tests. They also found

720-414: The Puma has less rear-passenger space than those models, although they felt the large windows meant children were less likely to become motion sick riding in the back than in a Nissan Juke or Toyota C-HR . While they found the interior to be relatively quiet at speed they found the ride quality to be somewhat inferior to some of its competitors. They noted the 456-litre (16.1 cu ft) boot as one of

760-665: The Puma its Car of the Year title. In January 2021, the Puma 1.0 Ecoboost Hybrid 155 Titanium won What Car? 's Small SUV of the Year title. The same year, the Puma ST 1.5 Ecoboost 200 Performance Pack was named the magazine's Sports SUV of the Year. What Car? awarded the Puma five stars out of five in its review of the car. In 2020, the Sunday Times found the "infotainment" system to be more difficult to operate than some competing Volkswagen Group products. They noted that

800-661: The Vehbi Koç Dormitory at Middle East Technical University Under the leadership of Vehbi Koç, 205 businesspeople, academics, and intellectuals came together to establish the Turkish Education Foundation ( Turkish : Türk Eğitim Vakfı , commonly abbreviated as TEV ) in 1967. He also established the Vehbi Koç Foundation on 17 January 1969 to promote activities in the fields of education, health and culture. Vehbi Koç donated

840-456: The body snatchers called the TV channel InterStar , then owned by Cem Uzan , and reached an agreement to release the body for 25 billion TL (around US$ 260,000). Informed by the TV channel, the police captured two suspects, who came to a meeting point in a stolen car. Later, three other accomplices, including a woman and a hotel owner, were also arrested. Vehbi Koç's body was found in another grave in

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880-801: The first generation of Transit Custom and first two generations of the Transit Connect . The Yeniköy plant started production of the Transit/Tourneo Courier in the second quarter of 2014. It is located within the Kocaeli facility, but as a different production plant, with a starting capacity of 110,000 vehicles per year. Ford stopped producing the Courier in Turkey in July 2023 and moved production to Romania in October 2023, launching

920-788: The foundation of the Otosan ( Oto motiv San ayii, Turkish for 'Automotive Industry') factory was held in Istanbul , and in 1960 the Ford Consul was the first model to be produced at the plant, followed by the Thames and the Thames Trader van. In 1965, the D1210 truck was added to production, and in 1966, the Anadol , the first mass-production passenger vehicle developed in Turkey. In 1967,

960-407: The huge tax hike. Koç, nevertheless, hired many of the former owners and treated them with fairness and without racial prejudice. My constitutional law is this: I exist if my country and my state exists. We all exist if there is democracy. We must put our best efforts into strengthening the economy of our country. As our economy strengthens, democracy will take a stronger hold and our credibility in

1000-622: The integrated starter system. In December 2022, the Puma Vivid Ruby Edition was unveiled as the new flagship trim. In March 2023, the Puma ST Powershift was officially launched with a 170 hp (130 kW) 1.0L mild-hybrid engine and an automatic transmission. The Puma received a facelift in February 2024. An electric version of the Puma will launch in 2024. Puma was tested by Euro NCAP in 2019. It

1040-527: The largest in a crossover car sold at the time. The same publication also reviewed the ST model, saying they were "not sure why you'd want this over the 153bhp ST Line Puma" and noted "the uncomfortable seats and twitchy handling that make less sense in an SUV" while saying that the 31 miles per imperial gallon (9.1 L/100 km; 26 mpg ‑US ) they averaged was "decent for a car that can hit 62mph from standstill in 6.7sec". The Daily Telegraph found

1080-591: The new generation. The Yeniköy factory will instead produce the new generation of Transit Custom . The Craiova plant was founded in 1976 and produced Oltcit until 1994 and Daewoo vehicles until 2008 when it was bought by Ford. Ford Otosan has owned the factory since 2022, and as of 2023, the company produces the Puma crossover and Transit/Tourneo Courier , with electric versions coming in 2024. The İnönü Plant, located in Eskişehir, began operating in 1982, and has been

1120-417: The original cemetery not far from his resting place. At the request of the public prosecutor, the remains were taken to the city's forensic medicine laboratory for identification by DNA profiling . Finally, they were reinterred in the presence of Koç family members. Ford Puma (crossover) The Ford Puma is a subcompact crossover SUV ( B-segment ) manufactured and marketed by Ford since 2019 as

1160-444: The ownership of Ford Romania's Craiova factory from Ford Motor Company on July 1, 2022, for €625 million, plus an additional €140 million to be paid in 2028, depending on the factory's production capacity . The Kocaeli Plant, located in Gölcük , was opened in 2001, and has been the main global production center for the Transit . It has an annual production capacity of 320,000 vehicles and has its own port. Previously, it also produced

1200-510: The physical buttons in the Titanium model they tested to be less distracting than touch-sensitive pads found in some other contemporary cars. Both newspapers praised the Puma's clutch and brakes, and noted the drainable "megabox" underneath the boot as a standout feature. Which? found changing radio stations to be "needlessly complex" and found the Puma to be reliable in surveys, with one-in-fifty Pumas under four years old breaking down in

1240-600: The president of the foundation until his death. On 25 February 1996 Vehbi Koç died of heart failure during a Migros tour in Antalya , where he was on holiday with his daughter Sevgi and son-in-law over Ramazan Bayramı . The same evening his body was transported to Istanbul by a Koç Holding business jet. On 27 February 1996, following a funeral service at the Koç Holding headquarters and then in Fatih Mosque , he

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1280-515: The production center of the Cargo heavy truck, as well as for engines and powertrains. It has an annual capacity of 10,000 trucks, 66,000 engines and 45,000 gearboxes. The Sancaktepe Engineering Center, located in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, was established in 2014, and is responsible for the development of the newest products and technologies. It employs over 1000 product development engineers. The Kartal Parts Distribution Center, located in

1320-443: The project. The Puma is offered with a mild hybrid 1.0 litre EcoBoost three cylinder turbo gasoline engine with a belt driven integrated starter , which uses energy from the braking system to charge the forty eight volt lithium-ion battery pack in order to increase torque and lower emissions. Power is rated at 153 bhp (155 PS), 114 kW, and 240 N⋅m (180 lb⋅ft) with an additional 50 N⋅m (37 lb⋅ft) from

1360-598: The property, which was left vacant after the Kasapyan family moved to Istanbul from Ankara during the Armenian Genocide , was later acquired by Koç and became the Vehbi Koç museum in 1944 after a thorough renovation. Koç began his working career in 1917 at the small grocery store his father opened for him in Ankara. The first firm he established was called Koçzade Ahmet Vehbi and was registered in 1926 at

1400-868: The protection of struck pedestrians to be "good or adequate" in all areas except for the bottom of the windscreen and the a-pillars surrounding it, which were described as "stiff" and as having "poor" performance for head protection. The organisation rated the autonomous-emergency-braking system's performance as "marginal" due to the characteristics of the front seats and head restraints in low-speed autonomous-emergency-braking tests. Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection, Emergency Brake Assist , Tire Pressure Monitoring System , Electronic Stability Control , semi-autonomous parking assist , and Emergency Steering Assist . The car also has adaptive cruise control . Other available features are autonomous emergency braking , Intelligent Speed Limiter and lane keeping assist . In January 2020, What Car? magazine awarded

1440-595: The ruling Democrat Party (DP) to join it instead. On 16 March 1960 he quit the CHP but without joining the DP. Instead of becoming a member of a political party he chose to develop amicable relations with a newly elected Turkish Government and the Turkish Army. Vehbi Koç founded an Eye Bank at the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University , a Cardiology Institute at the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University , and

1480-662: The time frame studied. A Group Rally1 car, named Ford Puma Rally1 , has been competing in the World Rally Championship since 2022. In 2021, the Ford Puma became the best-selling Ford model in the UK, surpassing the Ford Fiesta . Its high sales figures also resulted in it being the overall 8th best-selling car in the UK in 2021 having achieved 28,697 new registrations throughout the year. The Puma became

1520-660: The world will increase. Following the end of World War II , Koç toured the US in 1946 to meet executives of the businesses with which he was partnering in Turkey. Having convinced General Electric management that it was a good idea, he signed an agreement in 1948 to build a light bulb factory in Turkey, which opened in 1952. During the 1950s Koç factories produced automobiles, household appliances, radiators, electronic devices, textiles and matches. He also founded companies like Bozkurt Mensucat, Arçelik in 1955, Demir Döküm in 1954, Turkay, Aygaz in 1962, Gazal, Türk Elektrik Endüstrisi and

1560-646: Was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery . He was succeeded by his son Rahmi Koç (b. 1930), and his daughters Semahat Arsel (b. 1928), Sevgi Gönül (1938–2003) and Suna Kıraç (1941–2020). On 24 October 1996, the body of Vehbi Koç was stolen from his grave. The body snatchers then called the Koç family to demand a ransom. When the family refused to pay, they appealed to the TV channel Kanal D , owned by Aydın Doğan , asking for 20 billion TL, around US$ 210,000 at that time. When Kanal D also refused to pay,

1600-509: Was last used on the Puma sport compact . The vehicle is based on the seventh-generation Fiesta platform ( Ford Global B-car platform ). Production of the Puma started in Craiova , Romania ( Ford Romania ) in October 2019 along with the EcoSport subcompact crossover and the EcoBoost 1.0 L Fox engine used in both cars. Ford invested two hundred million euros, and employed 1,700 people on

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