Strategic Cooperation from Karsan for the North American Market

With the vision of being one step ahead in the future of mobility, Karsan offers public transportation solutions suitable for the needs of the age, and continues its progress towards becoming a global brand. Supporting the transformation of the transportation infrastructure of many European cities with its electric product range and providing a lasting success, Karsan has also taken an important step for the North American market. In this context, Karsan shook hands with Damera, Canada's leading bus supplier and maintenance services provider.

With the agreement, Damera Bus Sales Canada Corp., an affiliate of Mississauga Bus Group of Companies, one of the well-established companies of the region, started to provide sales and after-sales support through its widespread network as Karsan's Canadian distributor. Evaluating the issue, Karsan CEO Okan Baş; “We continue our global cooperation with Canada in North America in line with our strategy. In this context, we signed a distributorship agreement with Damera company. Right after, in August, we delivered our e-JEST vehicle, which we exhibited at ACT, the leading transportation technologies fair of the USA, to Damera. e-JEST is currently circulating in North America with great interest as part of customer promotions. We sent our Autonomous e-ATAK vehicle, another member of our electric product family, to Michigan State University in the USA to work on its campuses. Autonomous e-ATAK, which has been tested on a route, is expected to transport students, lecturers and other personnel on campus at the beginning of next year. With Karsan e-JEST, we aim to have our electrical product range in the North American market effectively in the coming period, and we continue our efforts in this direction at full speed.”

Offering public transportation solutions with its modern and technological product range, Karsan also carries its export activities to the North American market. Keeping its product range up-to-date with the aim of globalization and gaining significant sales success in Europe with its electric vehicles, Karsan is one of the leading bus companies in Canada, Damera Bus Sales Canada Corp. agreed with. Experienced bus and transportation company within the scope of cooperation

Damera, a subsidiary of Mississauga Bus Group of Companies, has become Karsan's authorized distributor in Canada. Damera, which has a widespread network in Canada with its expert staff, started to operate in the sales and after-sales services of Karsan branded products.

Evaluating the issue, Karsan CEO Okan Baş stated that they have identified North America as their target market after Europe and said, “We continue our global cooperation with Canada in North America in line with our strategy. In this context, we signed a distributorship agreement with Damera company. Right after, last August, we delivered our e-JEST vehicle, which we exhibited at ACT, the leading transportation technologies fair of the USA, to Damera. e-JEST is currently circulating in North America with great interest as part of customer promotions. With Karsan e-JEST, we aim to have our electrical product range in the North American market effectively in the coming period, and we continue our efforts in this direction at full speed.” Referring to Karsan's other efforts for the North American market, Baş said, “We sent our Autonomous e-ATAK vehicle, another member of our electrical product family, to Michigan State University in the USA to work on its campuses. Autonomous e-ATAK, which has been tested on a route, is aimed to transport students, lecturers and other personnel on campus at the beginning of next year. In the past weeks, the first test drives were held with the students and we received very positive reactions. We are proud to offer the Karsan branded driverless vehicle experience in real traffic conditions at the other end of the world.”

Karsan is entrusted to the experienced Damera in Canada

Being among the first choices of cities that pay attention to carbon emissions and have an environmental vision, Karsan's distributor in Canada, Damera, operates across the country with its experience and extensive knowledge in the bus and public transportation industry. Damera, which has an expert staff in sales, also shows its difference in the field of after-sales services with its central facility where detailed repairs and repairs are carried out, where the state-of-the-art paint booth is located, and its spare parts network.