Mercedes-Benz Türk was established in Istanbul in 1967 under the name "Otomarsan" with Daimler-Benz AG as the major shareholder with 36 %.
The company started the production of 0 302 type buses in 1968. In 1970, only 2 years after its foundation, the company started to export.
In 1984, the company was appointed the general representative of Mercedes-Benz in Turkey.
In 1986, parallel to the growth potential of Turkey, the truck plant started production in Aksaray in Central Anatolia.
In November 1990 the name of the company was changed to Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.
Today Mercedes-Benz Türk is one of the biggest foreign direct investments in Turkey with a total investment volume of € 500 million and employs 4.400 people. Furthermore 2.500 people are employed in its nationwide dealer and customer service network.
Daimler AG currently holds 67 % shares in Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.
Mercedes-Benz Türk produces city-buses and coaches at the Hoşdere Bus Plant in Istanbul and light, medium and heavy duty trucks at the Aksaray Truck Plant. These facilities are an important part of Daimler AG’s development and production network. Mercedes-Benz Türk also sells the vehicles which are exclusively produced in Turkey in the domestic and export markets. Furthermore the company imports and sells Mercedes-Benz vans and all passenger car brands of the Daimler Group. In 2007 Mercedes-Benz sold 28.609 vehicles in total.
With 63,8 % market share in the domestic coach market and 30,1 % market share in the domestic truck market over 6 tonnes, Mercedes-Benz Türk is in a leading position thanks to its state-of-the-art products.
Mercedes-Benz Türk is also the top bus and truck exporter in Turkey (in 2007 2.415 buses and 6.248 trucks were exported). The main destination for Mercedes-Benz Türk’s exports is Western Europe.