2018 Sustainability Report
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R & D Management

We carry out customer-oriented technological research activities to meet the needs of our customers. Our research studies are shaped on three interdependent levels, namely, environmental sustainability, social sustainability and competence. We consider strengthening our competencies as a priority, as a center where globally advanced engineering studies of FCA are carried out.

We closely follow technological developments in the world and contribute directly to the development of these technologies. We aim to contribute to the national economy by integrating design processes into R & D activities and developing passenger cars and commercial vehicles that stand out with their innovative engineering design details as well as their technological superiorities.

Tofaş R & D Center, which has a competitive infrastructure in Europe in the field of vehicle development, has a total of 20,110 m² laboratory and office space and approximately 600 employees. Tofaş R & D Center is one of the largest R & D centers of FCA in Europe with its high technology and diversity. In Tofaş R & D Center recruitment, employees who have master and doctorate degrees are given priority. As of the end of 2018, the number of graduate and doctorate employees working at the R & D Center increased to 139.

“In 2018, we transferred TL 244 million to R&D expenditures.”

R & D Engineer Training Program For the third time in 2018, we conducted the Summer Term R & D Engineer Training Program in cooperation with BUSİAD and Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters Union (OİB). Tofaş Academy also supported the program as a program partner.