Day: 21 Nov 2019

Ford Wins Two Prestigious International Awards Simultaneously - OtonomHaber
American Car Brands

Ford Wins International 2 Prestigious Award Simultaneously

21/11/2019
Ford won the 2020 International Van of the Year (IVOTY) award in its segment with the electric Ford Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid and EcoBlue Hybrid, the first of their kind to be produced in Türkiye. The new Ford Ranger was also awarded the 2020 International Pick-up of the Year (IPUA). In the same year, Ford won both the International Van of the Year (IVOTY) and the 2020 International Van of the Year awards. [...]
The new BMW 1 Series and BMW 8 Series have been awarded the Golden Steering Wheel Award. OtonomHaber
German Car Brands

New BMW 1 Series and BMW 8 Series Awarded the Golden Steering Wheel

21/11/2019
Borusan Automotive, the Turkish distributor of BMW, won the Golden Steering Wheel award with its two newest models, the New BMW 1 Series and the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé. The Golden Steering Wheel Awards, organized since 1976 by the German automotive magazine Auto Bild and the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag, recognized BMW with these two models. [...]
GENERAL

Island Express Expedition Number Increased

21/11/2019
The number of Ada Express train services has been increased again; it was stated that the number of Ada Express services, one of the issues that has received the most complaints in recent days, has been increased from 4 to 5 in each direction. A statement was made by the Sakarya Civil Society Platform (SASTOP) regarding the Ada Express services. The statement indicated that the Ada Express services have been increased from 4 to 5 in each direction. [...]
GENERAL

Çekmeköy Sancaktepe Sultanbeyli Metro Line Construction Starts Again

21/11/2019
Construction of the Çekmeköy-Sancaktepe-Sultanbeyli Metro Line Resumes; Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has given instructions for work to resume on the Çekmeköy-Sancaktepe-Sultanbeyli Metro Line, which has been halted for two years. On November 26th, a ceremony will be held to lower the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) back into the tunnel for excavation work on the 10,9 km, 8-station line. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) aims to alleviate road traffic on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. [...]