Otokar Goes to Remove "Barriers" in Kazakhstan Public Transportation

Otokar, the leader of the Turkish bus market, will participate in the Busworld fair, organized for the first time this year in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with its urban bus Kent, suitable for disabled passenger transportation.

Offering comfortable travel opportunities to millions of passengers in 50 countries of the world, from Spain to Germany, from France to Belgium and Italy, Otokar will also talk about its wide bus product family ranging from 7 meters to 18.75 meters at the fair to be held between 25-27 June. will provide information to users.

Otokar, a Koç Group company, continues to showcase the vehicles and capabilities it produces with more than 55 years of experience. The leader of the Turkish bus market is participating in the Busworld fair, which will be organized for the first time in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 25-27 June, with its Kent bus, which serves in the world's leading cities and is appreciated by millions of passengers.

Otokar, which has been deemed worthy of many awards for its modern designed buses with advanced technology in urban transportation and also develops alternative fuel vehicles; While exhibiting its bus Kent, suitable for disabled passenger transportation, at the organization, it will also introduce its wide product range ranging from 7 meters to 18.75 meters. Otokar, which offers comfortable and safe travel opportunities to millions of passengers with its more than 35 thousand buses in 50 countries of the world, from Spain to Germany, from France to Belgium and Italy, as well as Turkey, will make a difference at Busworld Kazakhstan Almaty with its award-winning vehicle.

Indispensable for Metropolitan Cities

Kent, which is an ideal public bus with its low operating costs, powerful, long-lasting engine, high passenger carrying capacity and durability, in addition to long periodic maintenance intervals, has 12 meter solo and 18.75 meter articulated versions. Promising a spacious journey in all seasons with its powerful air conditioning, Otokar Kent provides a unique suspension, superior roadholding and high comfort with its independent axle application at the front; It offers maximum safety with ABS, ASR, disc brakes and anti-jamming system on the doors.

Kent, which differentiates itself from its competitors with its 'CAN' infrastructure, user information system that can be reconfigured according to the needs of each customer, and its modular structure open to new equipment needed by municipalities, provides a unique advantage to its users thanks to the long range it provides with its large fuel tank. Otokar Kent stands out with its modern exterior and interior design, road holding as well as superior traction performance. Otokar is an indispensable part of many metropolitan public transportation services with its city buses, which can carry physically disabled passengers with their wheelchairs, with their low floor and disabled ramp, and allow easy entry and exit of strollers and elderly passengers.

Other vehicles developed for urban public transportation by Otokar, which offers special solutions to suit the needs of its customers with its own technology, design and applications, and is a pioneer in its sector with its after-sales services, are as follows;

Kent Articulated: The 18.75 meter long Kent Articulated bus draws attention with its step-free low entrance floor, large interior volume and high carrying capacity.

DORUK LE: The 10-meter-long Doruk LE stands out with its modern interior and exterior appearance, powerful engine, road holding and superior traction performance, as well as its economy. It offers a comfortable and enjoyable journey to all its passengers with its low floor, disabled ramp at the landing door, large and wide windows, spacious interior volume and standard air conditioning. The buses, where systems complying with European safety norms are used, offer maximum safety thanks to ABS, ASR and Retarder, in addition to full dry air disc brakes at the front and rear.

SULTAN LF: In urban public transportation, it stands out with its modern interior and exterior appearance and interior spaciousness. Sultan LF offers a modern solution for cities with crowded and narrow streets, with its 8.3 m length, knitted chassis, wide front and rear doors and low-floor body structure. It climbs ramps easily with its high torque value. The disabled passenger ramp allows passengers to travel in comfort with its fully low-floor design, wide passenger landing and different seating alternatives.

Research and Development Studies

Focusing on user expectations, Otokar regularly invests in R&D in different areas, from new product development to existing product improvements. Otokar's R&D capabilities include CAD programs for product development, prototype workshops and software, computer-aided analysis and simulation software, and testing devices and software. Humidity-temperature control and vehicle load simulations of the designed vehicles are carried out within the Otokar R&D Center, which is among the few facilities in Europe today, and the physical conditions in different geographical regions of the world are simulated and the heating-cooling system and subsystem thermal behaviors of the vehicles in different climates are examined. Testing Room In addition, there is Turkey's highest capacity hydraulic road simulator and Turkey's largest and the world's most modern Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Center.