Pilotcar

Pilotcar
Company typePublic company (Société Anonyme)
IndustryAutomotive, mobility ecosystem
FoundedOctober 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-01) in Bursa, Turkey
Headquarters
Bursa
,
Turkey
Area served
Worldwide; 42 countries[1]
ProductsElectric car
Owner
  • Ahmet Özkılıç
  • Şükrü Özkılıç
  • Merve Özkılıç Usal
Websitepilotcar.com.tr/en/

Pilotcar is an automotive industry based in Turkey. The company was founded in 2011 and has been producing electric micro cars, golf carts, Utility vehicles, and street-legal vehicles. Its headquarters is located in Bursa, Nilüfer. Pilotcar's subsidiaries include Pilot Koltuk, which produces car seats, and automotive part manufacturers HPA Plastik and Özkılıç Otomotiv.[2][3]

Pilotcar has factories in Bursa, Turkey and Fort Myers, Florida in the United States, as well as offices and warehouses in Germany and Bulgaria.

The company exports its vehicles to 42 countries.[1]

History

In 2014, Pilotcar made its first export, and in 2017, it began R&D work on street-legal vehicles. It started infrastructure work for its European operations by opening an office and warehouse in Bulgaria.[4][5]

In 2018, Pilotcar established Pilotcar EV Inc. in Florida, Fort Myers, and activated its production facility for the United States.[4]

In 2019, with the PC-2 SL model in the category of L6e-A, Pilotcar became the first domestic company to have a street-legal vehicle in its category in Europe and Turkey.[6]

In 2020, the P-1000 model was launched for sale in all EU countries and Turkey.[7]

In 2021, the new PC-4 SL model in the L7e category of Street-legal vehicles passed all tests successfully and received pre-approval.[8]

In 2022, the P-1000 production line was activated, and the first P-1000 was produced in serial manufacture.[9][10]

See also

The electric mini-truck P-1000, which is street-legal, is used as a utility vehicle in the fleets of organizations such as PTT, Aras Kargo, Aselsan, Ekol, Pınar, and Amazon.[11][12][13]

Models

Golf and Utility Vehicles

  • PC-2
  • PC-4
  • PC-6
  • PC-W
  • PC-H
  • PC-A
  • P-1000
  • PC-2 SL
  • PC-4 SL

References

  1. ^ a b "Bursalı firma Pilotcar'dan yeni yatırım". Bursa Haberleri (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Küçük esnafa yerli, elektrikli, mini ticari". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Yerli girisim global yolculuguna hazirlaniyor". Fortune Turkey.
  4. ^ a b "Bursalı firmanın ürettiği elektrikli mini kamyonet yollarda". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Bursalı otomotiv firması elektrikli mini kamyonet üretim kapasitesini artıracak". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ Demir, Musa (22 September 2020). "Yerli ve Milli Olarak Üretilen Mini Kamyonet Yola Çıkmaya Hazır | PILOTCAR". arabam.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ Erdinç, Ramazan (23 March 2022). "Pilotcar'dan yerli, mini elektrikli kamyonet: P-1000 üretimine başlandı!". Teknoloji Haberleri - ShiftDelete.Net (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ Gazetesi, Bursa Haber. "Bursa Haber – Aselsan Da Pilotcar'ı Tercih Etti…". Bursa Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ Haber7. "Yerli elektrikli kamyonet! Seri üretime başladı". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Pilotcar Starts Serial Production of Domestic Electric Pickup Truck P-1000". Railly News.
  11. ^ "Teslimatta elektrikli kamyonet dönemi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Pınar Pilotcar'ı tercih etti". Ekohaber (in Turkish).
  13. ^ "Yerli elektrikli kamyonet, Amazon Türkiye'nin de dağıtımını yapan Ekol Lojistik filosunda". DonanımHaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.