Based on our R&D vision, we closely follow the technological developments and work with an aim to produce fascinating vehicles and technologies that completely meet the needs of customers around the world. At Tofaş R&D Center which possesses an infrastructure that is capable to compete with European equivalents, we aim to contribute to national economy by developing passenger cars and commercial vehicles distinguished with their technological superiority and innovative engineering details. Tofaş R&D Center is the only center - apart from Italy - that provides service to European markets of FCA thanks to high-tech and diverse laboratories, and approximately 700 employees.

In 2017, we allocated 244 million TL to R&D expenses. We ranked for three consecutive years in the list prepared by the European Union and in which companies are listed based on their R&D investment amounts. Our center has moved 12 rankings up in the R&D Investments Score List of Joint Research Center of European Commission and ranked 535th.

Embracing all aspects of R&D value chain is one of the prerequisites in order to increase and improve international recognition of Turkey as a product development center. In this regard, we focus on co-designing, organization of local engineering companies, and cooperation with universities. We believe that university-industry cooperation projects should be performed in parallel to technological development studies. In 2016-2017 period, we worked in coordination with 16 different universities in almost 120 projects.

We have built various collaborations on projects supported by TUBITAK and European Union. As of 2017, we have been working in 16 EU Research Projects. So far, we have worked with more than 200 international project partners via these projects. In 2017, we achieved to obtain approval for 4 new H2020 project application.

We aim to increase our patent applications each year through new added-value projects and innovative ideas. As a result of innovative studies conducted by Tofaş R&D Center, we have applied for 55 new patents in 2017.

MyProject We reposition “MyProject” which was launched with a focus on product and engineering in R&D studies as an internal entrepreneurship program that involves all functions of Tofaş. This program reveals the creativity of employees and helps them contribute to projects that are performed for commercial targets. Thus, employees work with a logic similar to start-ups within an industrial organization. Employees receive different trainings according to this program, and appreciated ideas receive rewards.