Erdoğan Cengizer opens the first shop in Şehremini, Istanbul. The heavy commercial vehicle brake business starts here.
Fuat Oto becomes a Knorr-Bremse distributor.
The head office moves to the İkitelli Organised Industrial Zone (İOSB) in Istanbul.
Production starts in Bursa — first in Nilüfer, today in Barakfakih: air-brake, suspension and clutch parts. A separate legal entity.
The first service workshop opens in Başakşehir, Istanbul.
The Ankara branch opens in OSTİM.
Computer-aided diagnostics, testing, workshop equipment and training are set up.
A branch and second workshop open in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul.
On 11 November the new site of the Büyükçekmece Brake Service and Test Center opens: 12,000 m², 3,500 m² under roof, parking for 50 trucks, near Muratbey Customs.
Same trade: brakes. Distribution, service, testing and production — under one roof.
A showroom opens at the Dolapdere Industrial Estate in İkitelli, with a separate shelf for each manufacturer.
