As Taurus Motors Foreign Trade Company, we always aim to meet all expectations
of our customers completely and thus, our objective is creating excellent
results for all parties we are trading with. To achieve this, our company
intensively operates on international level, mainly focused on automotive and
agricultural commodity markets. Our headquarters and branches are located in
Istanbul Turkey, a crossroad of international business and unique gate between
the west and the east. We look forward to start a long term and healthy
business based on trust and excellence with your company, for our mutual
benefits.
Taurus Motors Foreign Trade Company’s roots reach the year of 1960. At
that time, the company was established to meet the demand of the automotive and
trucks spare parts sector by producing and trading the goods required within
the new developing market conditions. In following 10 years, the company was
intensively active in automotive sector, by holding remarkable market share at
the end of the period.
Furthermore, the company started to modernize corporate restructure by adding
various internal departments to specialize in different areas, still led by
automotive group. This efforts yielded results in upcoming years, by starting
internationally trading of agricultural goods. The goods were walnut butt for
pistols and they were exported to Germany and Austria (1985). Still a
department of the company is dealing with trade of this specific product.
Simultaneously, in year of 1990, the company started to export oil refiners and
decompositors to Azerbaijan in cooperation with BASF company. Its efforts in
this country and local connections drove the company to analyze the tobacco
market and production possibilities. Taurus Motors then started to export
tobacco (1994) and produce various tobacco products in this country. At that
years total amount of products and goods exported had a significant
value.Another successful department of the company is enformaIT (Information
Technologies) department. The definitive market leader of ATM and intelligent
kiosk producer of the country, having Akbank and Isbank TAS as its main
customers, as well as exporting to Ukraine, Germany and Great Britain, having
distributorships of many computer technology brands. Total turnover numbers of
this specific department for 2003 is 1.2 million US dollars and has innovated 2
brand new machines and queue management systems used in banks.
The company having considerable experience in automotive sector, opened a new
branch at Istanbul Free Zone, and started reexporting cars and commercial
vehicles. Its the main buyer of a Japanese Corporation locally and exporting to
more than 15 countries with a total turnover of 42 million dollars per year,
having respectable customers all around the world.
Our company Taurus Motors dealing with automobile re-export business. We are
importing the vehicles to our Free Zone Area from various sources (Dubai,
Europe) and selling to other countries without nationalizing and custom
operations. We also do transit business by which we directly sell the products
from our suppliers to our buyers to reduce costs.
We've been doing business (reexport) with most of the former Soviet Union
countries like Ukraine, Moldovia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and also some European
countries (CIF Illıchevsk, FOB Belgium, CIF Odessa CIF Kherson or FOB/CIF
Istanbul etc), along with countries like Iraq, Syria, China, Tunus and Egypt
(like: Tropical specs, Gulf specs, European specs...) occasionally. Our
reexport business solely relies on "fast" and "reliable" business based on
mutual trust established between our customers. You can find some pictures of
our FREEZONE area:
(Istanbul Tuzla Free Zone Area)
Our reexport operations include mainly the following brands:
Passenger cars (both right-hand and left-hand drive) in the economy, mid-range
and luxury segments, four-wheel drive, SUV, pick-up trucks and light commercial
vehicles, etc.
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Toyota 4x4 series (LandCruiser 100/105, Prado, RAV4, Camry, Yaris, Corolla and
Hiace with Diesel and Petrol engines and variations)
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Lexus Series (LS460 L, RX350, LX, GX)
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Suzuki Series (Grand Vitara)
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Mitsubishi Series (Pajero GLX/GLS)
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Mazda Series (Mazda3 and Mazda6 vehicles)
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Daihatsu 4x4 Series (Terios, Sirion and Cuore)
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Volkswagen Series (Passat and Jetta)
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Mercedes Series (ML350, ML280CDI, ML320CDI and passenger cars)
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And other brands on demand like Honda and Subaru.
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Full Information (like: Engine info-HP,Torque etc, and full and detailed
accessories like: sunroof, leather, rear heater etc...)
Our Services :
Ø Import - Reexport of all leading automotive brands – Toyota, Lexus,
Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Honda, Mercedes, Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu etc.
Ø Stock of SUV models Lexus, Toyota, Suzuki etc.
Ø Supply: Forklift, Trucks, Excavators, Loaders, Dozers (Komatsu, Sumitomo)
Ø Supply: Spare parts
The company has 3 offices in Istanbul, each being in different business areas
of the city, employing 46 persons, with a official capital of 1 million US
dollars. The president and founder of the company is Mr.Ahmet SENSIVAS, born in
1942, Master of Science Mechanical Engineer, married and have 2 children.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
for any questions you have.