"We're hopefully going to hold the official opening of TOGG's Gemlik Factory on Oct. 29," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the event in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, adding that the ceremony would also mark the completion of the brand's first mass-produced vehicle.
The Turkish leader stressed in his comments that TOGG would be on the roads in Türkiye in the first quarter of 2023,
Erdoğan said: "We'll put Türkiye's automobile at the service of our nation and the world, despite those who say: 'You can't do it, you can't produce it, you can't sell it, even if you do produce it.'"
Established in 2018, Türkiye's Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG) introduced the country's first electric vehicle prototype in December 2019.
TOGG aims to produce 1 million vehicles in five different segments by 2030.
In June 2018, five industrial giants including the Anadolu Group, BMC, Kök Group, Turkcell and Zorlu Holding as well as an umbrella organization, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, joined hands to create TOGG.
TOGG became the first Turkish brand to receive an iF Design Award in 2021, one of the most prestigious design awards in the world, with its C-SUV model.
