ISTANBUL
Tofas, Turkey's leading automotive company, won an EU environment award.
Tofas CEO Kamil Basaran told AA on Wednesday that the award which was presented within the scope of EU Environmental Awards was very important.
Tofas, within the scope of the principle of a sustainable development, was implementing a pro-active environment management system both in products and production process, said Basaran.
Tofas was selected Turkey's best company in environmental management according to EU criteria.
Tofas manufactured a total of 312,000 vehicles in 2010, or 28.5 percent of the automotive sector's total, to become Turkey's largest automobile and light commercial vehicle manufacturer.