Technology leader in the battery sector İnci GS Yuasa reaches 50 million units. The company’s 50 millionth automotive battery to be manufactured was lifted off the production line at a ceremony held in Manisa Industrial Park. Remarking on their credentials as the world’s energy expert and their active role in the development of energy storage technologies of today and the future, İnci GS Yuasa’s Managing Director Cihan Elbirlik says,  ‘We have produced 50 million batteries in 34 years and entered the heart of 50 million vehicles. Our goal is to reach 150 million batteries in 50 years.’

Offering battery solutions in over 80 countries in six continents, İnci GS Yuasa today maintains its leading position in the industry’s technology and services in Turkey thanks to the contribution of its Japanese partner, the global batter manufacturer GS Yuasa’s century-old knowledge, know-how and experience. İnci GS Yuasa, a joint venture between İnci Holding and GS Yuasa, chalks up 50 million units in battery production. The fifty millionth battery was lifted from the production line at a ceremony in its factory in Manisa Industrial Park.

Cihan Elbirlik: ‘We have entered the heart of 50 million vehicles in 50 years.’

İnci GS Yuasa’s Managing Director Cihan Elbirlik said, ‘The energy sector is on the verge of a major transformation. The world’s population is expected to increase by another two billion by 2050, doubling the global energy need. Which suggests that energy storage may well become the basic threshold of sustainable business models. With our 34 years of experience and know how, we follow the technology closely and follow international trends. The partnership formed three years ago has already accomplished much. We maintain our leading position in the industry’s technology and services in Turkey thanks to the contribution of our Japanese partner, the global batter manufacturer GS Yuasa’s century-old knowledge, know-how and experience. Today, we proudly lift our 50 millionth battery from the production line. As a company that exports all over the world and travels the world with its products, we are working for the development of our country and the Aegean Region. As the world’s energy expert, we continue to play an active role in the development of energy storage technologies of today and the future. By producing 50 million batteries in 34 years, we have entered the heart of 50 million vehicles. Our goal is to reach 150 million batteries in 50 years.’

Furukawa: ‘We are creating value for Turkey.’

Highlighting the harmonious cooperation between the two companies since signing the partnership agreement three years earlier, GS Yuasa Vice President Akio Furukawa said, ‘We have endeavoured to develop new products, improve our production efficiency and quality throughout our partnership with İnci Holding. I would like to thank İnci Holding and İnci GS Yuasa employees before you all; as with all our achievements, their contribution to this figure of fifty million has been vital. Two hundred years of know-how, a combination of a century of history each inherited from Japan Battery and Yuasa companies, will continue to bolster İnci GS Yuasa.’