TURKEY Karsan has delivered the 10,000th JEST model. Production of the small bus started in 2013, and the milestone vehicle recently came off the production lines at Karsan’s Hasanağa factory in Bursa.
Karsan CEO Okan Baş said: “This success is not just a number. It also symbolises the growth of our company, its strong position in the industry and its belief in the future. We call the JEST a ‘game changer.’ Indeed, the Karsan JEST family has rewritten the rules of the game in the world, especially in Europe. As a brand our mission is providing creative, sustainable and inspiring solutions to meet customer needs. Our JEST production started in 2013, and in 2017, we introduced JEST+, which we redesigned with its aesthetic appearance and advanced features, and in 2018, we introduced our first electric vehicle, e-JEST. In 2023, Karsan e-JEST achieved another important success by becoming the first European electric bus brand to enter the Japanese market with its right-hand drive version, and then entered the UK market at the end of last year. With the JEST vehicles we have produced, we have increased our market share not only in Turkey but also in a wide geography extending from Europe to America. We would like to thank all our employees who contributed to this great success, and we look forward to moving forward together towards our new goals.”
