Tofaş's 300 million dollar K9 line opens in Bursa: 100,000 vehicles a year and work for 100 local suppliers

Minister Kacır attended the opening of the new production line built under the K9 Project at Tofaş's Bursa plant. The investment is worth 300 million dollars.

Information from the report:

• The new line will build the Citroën Berlingo, Fiat Doblo, Opel Combo and Peugeot Rifter, plus their Combi versions for passenger transport.
• The line adds 100,000 vehicles a year of capacity; Tofaş's overall capacity is given as 500,000 vehicles a year.
• About 1,000 new jobs and new business opportunities for about 100 local supplier companies are expected.
• Minister Kacır said the new line will pave the way for electric light commercial vehicles to be built in Bursa in the future.

The report contains no information on plastics or plastic parts, so we give no figures on the plastic parts that will be used on the line.

What does this mean for a molder?

The "100 local suppliers" in the report may mean order potential in the automotive supply chain; it is not stated which suppliers or which parts are covered. In automotive work, mould design and dimensional accuracy decide the first-sample approval. See our gate types guide on this.