Turkey is in the final stages of talks on a possible investment by Chinese car maker Chery, an official said, as Ankara seeks to deepen its ties with Chinese car makers after reaching an investment deal with China's BYD earlier this year.
The Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity late on Monday, did not specify the investment Chery and Ankara were discussing or whether there was a timeline for reaching a final agreement.
In July, Ankara said Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD agreed to build a $1bn production plant in Turkey with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles.
Turkey's presidency said on Saturday that President Tayyip Erdogan had met Chery international president Guibing Zhang on the sidelines of an investment event in Istanbul. Industry and technology minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir also attended the talks.
Chery was not immediately available for comment.
Turkey provides land allocation, extensive tax breaks and various supports for new plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle plant investments. The investment support programme requires a minimum of 150,000 units per year of production and also allows the investor to sell a set number of cars in the local market tariff-free.
Turkey, home to manufacturing facilities of Ford, Stellantis, Renault, Toyota and Hyundai could produce up to two-million vehicles annually, with a third of the capacity allocated to commercial vehicles, according to data from automotive manufacturers associations.
Turkey's government has been courting Chinese manufacturers to broaden its manufacturing base and accelerate the transition of its automotive industry into electric cars.
Chery looks to Turkey for latest manufacturing plant
The region provides land allocation and extensive tax breaks
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Turkey is in the final stages of talks on a possible investment by Chinese car maker Chery, an official said, as Ankara seeks to deepen its ties with Chinese car makers after reaching an investment deal with China's BYD earlier this year.
The Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity late on Monday, did not specify the investment Chery and Ankara were discussing or whether there was a timeline for reaching a final agreement.
In July, Ankara said Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD agreed to build a $1bn production plant in Turkey with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles.
Turkey's presidency said on Saturday that President Tayyip Erdogan had met Chery international president Guibing Zhang on the sidelines of an investment event in Istanbul. Industry and technology minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir also attended the talks.
Chery was not immediately available for comment.
Turkey provides land allocation, extensive tax breaks and various supports for new plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle plant investments. The investment support programme requires a minimum of 150,000 units per year of production and also allows the investor to sell a set number of cars in the local market tariff-free.
Turkey, home to manufacturing facilities of Ford, Stellantis, Renault, Toyota and Hyundai could produce up to two-million vehicles annually, with a third of the capacity allocated to commercial vehicles, according to data from automotive manufacturers associations.
Turkey's government has been courting Chinese manufacturers to broaden its manufacturing base and accelerate the transition of its automotive industry into electric cars.
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