SamAuto, Central Asia's Commercial Vehicle Giant, Became a Partner of Anadolu Isuzu

Anadolu Group company Anadolu Isuzu has taken a significant strategic step in line with its vision of international growth and sustainable value creation. The company has signed a share transfer agreement for the transfer of shares corresponding to 75.2% of the capital of Uzbekistan-based SamAuto, a leading manufacturer of Central Asia's commercial vehicle sector.

Turkey's long-established commercial vehicle brand Anadolu Isuzu has signed a share transfer agreement for the acquisition of 75.2% of SamAuto, a long-standing partnership between Japanese companies Isuzu and Itochu in Uzbekistan. The company is expected to pay a base purchase price of US$80 million for the acquisition of its shares. Anadolu Isuzu, a prominent figure in the commercial vehicle sector with 42 years of production experience, strong R&D capabilities, and a broad product range, aims to expand its operations, enhance its regional competitiveness, and position SamAuto as the region's integrated production center through this strategic investment.

"We will represent Turkey's engineering and industrial competence even more strongly and proudly globally."

Anadolu Isuzu General Manager Tuğrul Arıkan commented on the acquisition: "This investment in the acquisition of a majority stake in SamAuto represents a strategic milestone in Anadolu Isuzu's global growth journey. This initiative, Anadolu Group's first overseas production step in the automotive sector, not only increases our production capacity but also brings together our competencies in technology, digitalization, and product development with a regional powerhouse. In line with our regional leadership goal within the Anadolu Group's Vision 2035 strategy, we aim to make modern transportation solutions more accessible across a wide geography encompassing Central Asia and to create a stronger production and innovation network on an international scale. This investment will enable us to represent Turkey's engineering and industrial strength even more strongly and proudly globally."

Anadolu Isuzu will make an impact across a wide region with its production power.

Exporting innovative products developed in its R&D center and manufactured in its own production facilities to over 45 countries, Anadolu Isuzu continues its international growth journey with determination, expanding its export geography with strong strides every day. With this investment, Anadolu Isuzu is on its way to becoming a strategic integrated production center, operating across a wide geography. With this acquisition, it is planned to add some models produced at SamAuto facilities to Anadolu Isuzu's product range, and to manufacture some Anadolu Isuzu models at the SamAuto factory as well.

SamAuto's commercial vehicle production competence will be strengthened by Anadolu Isuzu's experience.

Operating from its production facility in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, since 1999 and headquartered in Tashkent, SamAuto offers a wide range of commercial vehicles, including buses, trucks, pickup trucks, and special-purpose vehicles. Operating in partnership with Japan's Isuzu and Itochu since 2007, the company is among the leading companies in commercial vehicle production in Central Asia. SamAuto's production competence and extensive sales and after-sales service infrastructure in Central Asia will combine with Anadolu Isuzu's advanced engineering strength, over 40 years of experience, and the values ​​of the Anadolu Group to create a powerful synergy.