The global 'Drive to Zero' initiative,
initiated by the joint venture of the sectoral organizations and leading
companies of the automotive industry welcomes its new member “ Turkey's
commercial vehicle brand Anadolu Isuzu”. In light of having been focused on the
goal of achieving 100% zero emissions in new truck and bus sales by 2040, in
the production of commercial vehicles, the Drive to Zero initiative sets
specific targets for the commercial vehicles segment and coordinates the
efforts to achieve these targets. The global 'Drive to Zero' initiative accepts
the membership of the leading industrial companies only with their commitment
and declaration of keeping their activities in line with the goals of the
initiative.
Actively taking part in numerous global
and regional initiatives with the aim of accelerating the transition to
zero-emission commercial vehicles, the Drive to Zero Initaive has its members
from the forefront commercial vehicle manufacturers or leading companies that
develop solutions for them, operating in many countries, especially the EU and
the USA,.
Anadolu Isuzu General Manager Tuğrul
Arıkan stated “As Anadolu Isuzu, we attach great importance to sustainability and
work to minimize our environmental footprint. Our participation as a member in
an important initiative such as Drive to Zero is an indication of our company's
determination towards these goals. We share the zero emission targets of this
initiative, and believe that efforts towards these goals are of vital
importance in the field of commercial vehicle production. Expectations regarding
more environmentally sensitive vehicles using technology that stand out in the
field of environmental sustainability effectively are increasing all over the
world, by the municipalities, transportation operators and logistics sectors. In
this direction, we aim to increase the diversity of our completely electric and
CNG engine, low emission and environmentalist vehicle models that attract
attention all over the world every passing year.”
Anadolu Isuzu, a pioneer in the production of environmentally friendly
vehicles
Fully electric and CNG powered vehicles
produced by Anadolu Isuzu in Turkey attract interest increasingly all around
the world. The Novociti VOLT, Anadolu Isuzu's first fully electric model, was
primarily exported to France in 2021. Meanwhile, Kendo/Interliner, the 100%
Biogas compatible and environmentally friendly CNG engine model of the company was
selected as the "Bus of the Year" at the "Sustainable Bus"
Awards organized across Europe.
With its efforts to leave a livable planet
to the future generations, Anadolu Isuzu prepared and publicly shared the
"Sustainability Report" in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
standard for the third time.
Information regarding the goals and
activities of the Drive to Zero initiative can be found at: globaldrivetozero.org