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| | Ford Otosan Dedicates New Commercial Vehicle Plant In Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | KOCAELI - The new Ford Otosan commercial vehicle plant at Kocaeli, on the Izmit Gulf 105 kms east of Istanbul, was officially opened by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz in a ceremony attended by Ford President and CEO Jacques Nasser and Rahmi Koc, Chairman of the Koc Group, which includes Otosan, Ford's Turkish partner. |
 | | Ford Otosan is a joint venture between Ford and the Koc Group, each with 41% share, with the remaining 18% shareholding held publicly on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. |
 | | Since 1977 Ford Otosan has had a manufacturing plant at Inonu, 300 kms from Istanbul, where Cargo trucks are assembled and engines and transmissions are produced. |
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