Turkey presents prototypes in $3.7 billion car project

Turkey President Erdogan on stage with the TOGG SUV and sedan prototypes — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he wants vehicles from TOGG to be sold globally, starting with Europe. TOGG's SUV (prototype shown, left) is due to be available in 2022. (Reuters)

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December 28, 2019 10:12 AM

Turkey unveiled prototypes for its domestic electric car project, as the government announced sweeping incentives to back President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambition to create a Turkish-made vehicle.

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