Mercedes-Benz delivers 400 Actros to Turkish logistics fleet

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Mercedes-Benz Press Release / October 27, 2015

In a large order for Mercedes-Benz Turkey, İmza Lojistik has updated its fleet with 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros 1844 LS 4x2 tractors.

The logistics company is using them to replace 300 existing trucks while expanding its fleet 100 units.

All 400 Actros tractors were produced at the Aksaray plant in Turkey, and are fitted with Euro-5 engines.

This is the truckmaker’s second significant delivery of trucks to İmza Lojistik, after the logistics hauler purchased 300 Mercedes-Benz tractors in 2013.

"We aim to offer our customers the right vehicle for every application, and win them over with quality, economy, and reliability. For us, the satisfaction of our customers is the greatest praise. I am proud that we are now adding another 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks to the fleet of İmza Lojistik," said Süer Sülün, Head of Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Turkey.

"In addition to the low costs of ownership and fuel consumption, the high-powered engines of the Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks were what clinched it for us," said Ömer Esen, CEO of İmza Lojistik. "Our company has been using Mercedes-Benz trucks for three years now. With these new vehicles, we are hoping to continue expanding our successful and rapidly growing business."

About Mercedes-Benz Turkey and the Aksaray plant

Turkey is the third most important market for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in terms of unit sales, with around 18,350 vehicles sold there in 2014. Mercedes-Benz Turkey was founded in Istanbul in 1967, and started producing buses for the Turkish market a year later. The Aksaray plant launched truck production in 1986, and over the years has developed into the region's largest employer. Today around 1,800 workers are employed at the Aksaray plant. Numerous variants of the trucks are produced, and most are sold in Turkey. Mercedes-Benz Turkey is the leader in its domestic market for trucks over six tons, a position it has maintained for more than 13 years.