{"id":115703,"date":"2024-04-03T06:46:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alj.com\/?post_type=news&p=115703"},"modified":"2024-09-11T05:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T05:29:38","slug":"turkiyes-automotive-distributors-and-mobility-association-re-appoints-ali-haydar-bozkurt-as-chairman","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/turkiyes-automotive-distributors-and-mobility-association-re-appoints-ali-haydar-bozkurt-as-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association re-appoints Ali Haydar Bozkurt as Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s national automotive distributor association, the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association<\/a> Otomotiv Distrib\u00fct\u00f6rleri ve Mobilite Derne\u011fi (ODMD), has reappointed Ali Haydar Bozkurt<\/a>, President and CEO, Mobility Europe & T\u00fcrkiye Abdul Latif Jameel, as Chairman, following the 38th<\/sup> Ordinary General Assembly Meeting.<\/p>\n

\"Ali<\/p>\n

Mr Bozkurt\u2019s nomination was confirmed at the meeting following his initial appointment in 2022 and will run for a further two years.<\/p>\n

ODMD\u2019s history dates back to 1987, and today has 31 members, representing 52 international brands.<\/p>\n

The association\u2019s vision is to continuously improve the automotive sector including international competitive capacity, environmental awareness and social responsibility. \u00a0It represents members across the country; providing the common needs of the sector, finding solutions, collecting, commenting and delivering information about the commercial activities of the sector transparently; conveying opinions and suggestions to improve the sector to parliament, government, international institutions and society; providing the cooperation and the coordination among associations related with the sector, contributing to the formation of the sector legislation according to the EU standards.<\/p>\n

It also produces monthly reports on Passenger Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Market evaluations, as well as publishes the ODMD Magazine featuring interviews with senior representatives from the automotive world.<\/p>\n

Ali Haydar Bozkurt oversees Abdul Latif Jameel operations in T\u00fcrkiye, including both Toyota<\/a> , Lexus<\/a> \u00a0and BYD<\/a> distributorships and OTOShops<\/a>, a multi-brand pre-owned vehicles business. He also overseas all of Jameel Motors\u2019 operations in Europe.<\/p>\n

Members of the ODMD include: Subaru, MINI, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, MG, Aston Martin, Seat, Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley, VW, Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Iveco, Renault, Dacia, Mazda, Smart, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, Setra, Chery, Nissan, Otokar, Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel, Suzuki, Ssangyong, DFSK, Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Jeep, Fiat, Toyota, Lexus, Volvo, and Skoda.<\/p>\n