2021
- As of end-2021, the total value of the Tofaş R&D Center’s investments in design and testing equipment for use in the areas of vehicle concept, styling, bodywork, interiors, suspension systems, engines, emissions, vibration, and acoustics amounted to more than EUR 58 million. EUR 10 million worth of investments undertaken between 2019 and 2021 increased the center’s physical testing capabilities and capacity.
- In the Turkishtime “R&D 250” survey of companies in Türkiye ranked according to their R&D expenditures, Tofaş placed among the top three firms as measured by their R&D outlays.
- With the addition of eight EU research projects that were approved in 2020 and 2021, the number of such projects in which the Tofaş R&D Center has taken or is taking part reached 29 as of end-2021.
- In the conduct of its 2021 operations, the Tofaş R&D Center was intensively engaged in model-improvement projects for the Fiorino, Doblò, and Egea lines. 350 of the Tofaş R&D Center’s engineers are currently involved in the productdevelopment processes for a variety of vehicles for other members of the Stellantis group.