TEMSA

TEMSA is a manufacturer of buses, midibuses, and light-trucks. As of 2020, it is operating under the partnership of Sabancı Holding and PPF Group (Škoda Transportation).

TEMSA
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1968
Headquarters
Adana
,
Turkey
Number of locations
Adana (Turkey)
Istanbul (Turkey)
Mechelen (Belgium)
Budapest (Hungary)
Warszawa (Poland)
and 45 countries worldwide
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsBuses and Coaches
ParentSabanci Holding (50 %) and Škoda Transportation (50 %)
Websitetemsa.com

At the TEMSA Adana plant, which is established on an area of 500,000 m², a total of 11,500 vehicles are produced annually in a single shift, including 4,000 buses, midibuses, and 7,500 light trucks, with 1,400 employees. Maraton and Safir buses are produced for intercity passenger and tourism, in addition, Prestige midibuses and Avenue buses are produced for urban public transportation, as well as TS35, TS30, TS45 buses for USA market and the Avenue, LD and MD9 for Midi Coach segments produced for European market at TEMSA’s Adana plant.

With nearly 15,000 vehicles on the roads in 66 countries World-wide, TEMSA exports to European countries such as France, Germany, England, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Lithuania, and the Benelux, as well as the United States and various Turkish republics. TEMSA also allocates approximately 4% of its turnover to R&D studies every year.

With the technology power and know-how of its sister company Skoda Transportation, TEMSA, continues to operate with the vision of being among the game-changer manufacturers in the field of electric vehicles, continues to export its electric vehicles to the cities at the top of the sustainability league in Europe

Some of the TEMSA buses were included in Bus Driver (video game) which was made by SCS Software in 2007.

History
1994-2009 logo
TEMSA Diamond in Mannheim, Germany
TEMSA Safari HD in Mannheim, Germany
TEMSA Safari RD in Hannover

TEMSA (Termomekanik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.) Global was founded in 1968 by Sabancı Holding to supply steel to the construction industry. Manufacture of coaches began in 1984 with licensing and distribution agreements from Mitsubishi Motors. Service bus products were introduced in 1987.

The products have their own bodywork and include Mitsubishi Fuso, MAN, DAF, Cummins and Caterpillar engines and parts that meet the European emission standards (Euro4, Euro5).

Since 2000, a full range of coaches has been developed for Western European markets, utilizing MAN engines and axles and ZF transmissions. TEMSA became independent and flexible in using different engines with its own developments and started carrying out tailor-made production. A subsidiary, TEMSA Europe, has been established in Belgium and several rep offices have been established in 46 different countries of the world (Germany, France, Italy, Spain,...), under the management of Temsa Europe. Temsa has obtained over 7% of market share in its segment in Europe. Of the 1000 buses produced every year, 75% are exported.

Temsa is represented by three models in the US.[1] The TS 30, TS 35 and TS 45 are motor coaches of 30, 35 and 45 ft respectively.

TEMSA AR-GE ve Teknoloji Merkezi (Temsa Research & Development Center) is a branch of TEMSA Global that is responsible of new vehicle production and technology development. In June 2019, TEMSA was purchased by True Value Capital Partners of Switzerland.[2] In February 2020, Sabanci Holdings and Škoda Transportation have agreed and signed a letter of intent to become the new joint owners of Temsa.[3]

Product Line [4]

Temsa main markets are divided as Turkish (domestic), Europe, USA and Non-Europe.[5] Most domestic vehicles from Temsa are sold in export markets with or without domestic model names as well.

Domestic market (Turkey)
  • Coach
    • Maraton
    • Safir Plus
  • Midi Coach
    • Opalin
    • Prestij SX
  • Inter City
    • LD SB Plus
    • MD9 LE
  • City
    • Avenue LF
    • Avenue LF CNG
    • Avenue Electron
    • Avenue EV
    • MD9 ElectriCITY
    • Prestij City SX

Export markets
  • Coach
    • TS45
    • Maraton
    • HD
    • HD RHD
    • HD C12
    • LD
    • TS35
  • Midi Coach
    • TS30
    • MD9
    • MD9 RHD
    • MD7 Plus
    • Prestij SX
  • Inter City
    • LD SB Plus
    • MD9 LE
  • City
    • LF12
    • LF12 CNG
    • Avenue Electron
    • LF EV
    • MD9 ElectriCITY


Light truck


  • Bus of Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014
  • Temsa used as a Police bus
  • Temsa Maraton on Istanbul Bogazici Bridge
  • TEMSA Safir in Jordan
  • TEMSA Opalin in Dresden, Germany
  • TEMSA Tourmalin in Kielce, Poland
  • TEMSA Avenue in Antalya, Turkey
  • TEMSA Prestige in Zhytomyr, Ukraine
  • TEMSA Safir in Turkey 2011.

References
  1. "Temsa Vehicles Bring Smoother, Quieter Rides to U.S. Market".
  2. Temsa sold by Turkish-based parent company Metro June 5, 2019
  3. "Skoda affiliate named new Temsa owner". 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. Product line as of May 2016
  5. "Temsa".
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