Karsan has produced 10,000 Jest minibuses so far

Karsan announces that the 10,000th Jest was unloaded from the lines of the Hasanağa Factory in Bursa. Production of the 6-meter model started in 2013. The electric version e-Jest dates back to 2018. It’s powered by the electrical equipment provided by BMW i and was introduced for the first time in Munich in cooperation with BMW.

10,000 Jest produced so far by Karsan

The e-Jest offers a stated range of up to 210 kilometers thanks to its BMW-signed electric motor producing 170 HP power and 290 Nm torque and its 88 kWh battery. It features a 12-inch touchscreen multimedia screen, fully digital instrument panel, keyless start, USB port and providing Wi-Fi compatible infrastructure upon request.

Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “This success is not just a number; It also symbolizes the growth of our company, its strong position in the industry and its belief in the future. We call Jest a ‘Game changer’. Indeed, the Karsan Jest family has rewritten the rules of the game in the world, especially in Europe. Our Jest production started in 2013. In 2017, we introduced Jest+, which we redesigned with its aesthetic appearance and advanced features, and in 2018, we introduced our first electric vehicle, e-Jest. This step was the first time that Europe’s best-selling electric minibus debuted on the European stage for 5 consecutive years. Finally, in 2023, Karsan e-Jest achieved another important success by becoming the first European electric bus brand to enter the Japanese market with its right-hand drive version, and then entered the UK market at the end of last year. With the Jest vehicles we have produced, we have increased our market share not only in Türkiye but also in a wide geography extending  from Europe to America. We would like to thank all our employees who contributed to this great success, and we look forward to moving forward together towards our new goals.”