Busworld Turkey 2018

Held at Izmir Busworld Turkey highlighted safety and comfort through innovative solutions.

Shifting base to the port city of Izmir from Istanbul, the seventh edition of Busworld Turkey, held between April 19 and April 21, 2018, attracted over 10,040 professional visitors from 107 countries. Drawing the participation of 115 exhibitors from 18 countries, the premier event, held in a country known to export buses worth USD 1.15 billion as per the Turkish manufacturers trade organisation, opened its gates to the stakeholders of the bus industry from the region, and from various parts of the world, to provide them with a glimpse of the latest and most interesting. Occupying an area of 10,500 sq. m., the fair, organised by Busworld International in collaboration with its Turkish partner HKF Trade Fairs, was inaugurated by Izmir Mayor Aziz KocaoÄŸlu. Also present were TOF President Mustafa Yildrim, Head of transportation department of Eshot (Izmir public transport department) Hakan Uzun Ozet, Busworld International President Didier Ramoudt, and HKF Trade Fairs head Bekir Cakici.

Held at the Fuar Izmir exhibition halls, Busworld Turkey 2018, on its second day saw the third edition of congress being conducted by the Busworld Academy. The theme, ‘Future of Bus Mobility’ focused on three segments – electro mobility, safety and technology. Also focusing on market trends, the congress saw presentations by domain experts about how zero emission buses are evolving; about passenger comfort and design, passenger safety, infotainment systems, mobility as a service, digitisation, market analysis, and various business models that could evolve as per the changing needs. With electro mobility picking up, the seminar focused on procuring complicated systems along with infrastructure for charging equipment.

A successful show