Turkey's
commercial vehicle brand Anadolu Isuzu continues adding up to its successes on the
local and global scale with its environmentally friendly and innovative
vehicles. Leads its segment with its smart and eye-catching design features as
well as environmentally friendly CNG engine technology, Anadolu Isuzu's Kendo /
Interliner CNG model won the Good Design
Award in the Transportation Vehicles category at the Design Turkey Industrial
Design Awards competition. As organized for the ninth time this year, Isuzu
Kendo's award was given at the Design Turkey Industrial Design Award Ceremony
held in Istanbul on Friday, December 17 with the participation of Minister of
Trade Mehmet Muş and İsmail Gülle, the President of Turkish Exporters Assembly
(TİM).
The Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards, organized
with the cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Turkish Exporters
Assembly and the Industrial Designers Society, aims to reward designs that
favor user needs, add value and competitive advantage to the product, and make
the benefits of well-designed products visible to society and the industry.
Tuğrul Arıkan:
“Isuzu Kendo / Interliner CNG is part of our goal of adding sustainable value”
Anadolu Isuzu General Manager Tuğrul Arıkan said; “As
Anadolu Isuzu, we carry out our activities with the aim of adding sustainable
value to the society and environment we live in. Sustainability is at the
center of all our business processes. With strong, eye-catching and rational
lines that make the difference, our Design Office adds a unique value to our
nature-friendly vehicles we produce based
on the R&D studies and the new technologies we have developed. We are very
proud that our Kendo / Interliner vehicle, which stands out as an environmentally
friendly, safe and modern transportation solution for today's cities with its
CNG engine leading its segment, was deemed worthy of the 'Best Design' award at
the Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards. As Anadolu Isuzu family, we
dedicate this meaningful award to our dear teammate Kasım Kunter Aytekin, who
made invaluable contributions to the design of many of our models, including
Kendo / Interliner CNG, yet has recently passed away at a very young age.”
Environmentalist Isuzu Kendo / Interliner CNG makes a
difference with its award-winning design
Designed by Anadolu
Isuzu Design Office, Isuzu Kendo / Interliner CNG draws attention with its
aerodynamic body, dynamic led signal and daytime running lights, digital
instrument panel and innovative lines. Kendo / Interliner CNG, developed by
Anadolu Isuzu to respond best to current customer demands in domestic and
international markets, also won the "Sustainable Bus of the Year
2022" award in the Intercity segment at the "Sustainable Bus
Award" organization held in Europe in November. Isuzu Kendo / Interliner
CNG had previously won the 'Gold A' Design award in the A' Design Award
competition in Italy in 2020 with its original design and was awarded in the
Product Design category in the BIG SEE Awards 2021, organized to encourage
creativity in Europe.
Developed at Anadolu
Isuzu R&D center and equipped with smart security systems, Isuzu Kendo /
Interliner CNG significantly reduces emissions, thanks to its 100% biogas
compatible CNG engine. While Isuzu Kendo / Interliner CNG provides the highest
level of ergonomic benefit to the driver and passengers with its comfortable
driver and passenger area, it offers significant advantages to operators with
its multi-functional instrument panel, fault diagnosis as well as driver and
driving scoring system.