Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. manufactures and markets commercial vehicles in Turkey as a joint venture between Anadolu Group, Isuzu Motors Ltd., Itochu Corporation and others; the company produces light, medium and heavy-duty trucks including pickup trucks, vans, light trucks and over-10-tonne models with elongated chassis options and Wabco dual-circuit air brake systems; midibuses and buses such as the Citiport series equipped with Euro 5/EEV or Euro 2-6 compliant Isuzu engines; and special-purpose vehicles alongside after-sales services, spare parts and by-products like metal carcasses via subsidiary Anadolu Metal. Founded in 1965 as Çelik Montaj for initial pickup truck and motorcycle assembly and renamed after signing an Isuzu license agreement in 1983 with production starting in 1984 at Istanbul's Kartal plant before relocating to a 311,000 square meter facility in Şekerpınar, Çayırova, Kocaeli in 1999, the company employs around 1,269 people and maintains 91 authorized service points in Turkey plus 132 in 44 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Anadolu Isuzu exports to over 45 countries through 35 distributorships and emphasizes Japanese Kaizen quality systems alongside EU standards in its 118,000 square meter production plants capable of 19,000 vehicles annually including innovative offerings like the new electric truck BIG.e now in serial production. In recent developments, Anadolu Isuzu signed a share purchase agreement in September 2025 to acquire 75.2% of Uzbekistan-based SamAuto for a base price of $80 million with plans for an additional $80 million investment to expand production of large and electric buses, enhance service centers and boost exports to Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Middle East and Africa, supported by Isuzu and Itochu; the company also earned an "A" rating in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate Change and Water Security modules, joined the BIST Sustainability Index and established a Technology Center in 2021 for remote support and distributor training.