Vestel is a Turkish home and professional appliances manufacturing company consisting of 18 companies specialised in
electronics
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,
major appliance
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s and
information technology
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. Vestel's headquarters and production plant are located in
Manisa
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Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...
, while the company's parent conglomerate is the
Istanbul
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based
Zorlu Holding
Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
History
The Zorlu group was founded by Ha ...
.
Vestel, together with its subsidiary brands has a significant share in the European market of consumer electronics and home appliances, in particular
TV set
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s.
[Businessweek: "The Unknown TV Giant"]
As of 2006, Vestel was the largest TV producer in Europe with more than 8 million units sold, accounting for a quarter of the European market.
[ Vestel also has a subsidiary brand ]Vestfrost
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, used for white goods, and Luxor
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Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...
, used for televisions
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, sold in the Nordic countries
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. In 2014, Vestel entered the smartphone market.
Most TVs produced by Vestel are sold under licensed brand names such as Toshiba
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure system ...
, Hitachi
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, Polaroid
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* Polaroid Corporation, an American company known for its instant film and cameras
* Polaroid camera, a brand of instant camera formerly produced by Polaroid Corporation
* Polaroid film, instant film, and photographs
* Polar ...
, JVC
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, Bush
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**Bush family, a prominent American family that includes:
*** ...
, Alba
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and many own brand labels.
In 2021, Vestel Customer Services received two awards from the 4th CX Awards Turkey and one award from the Istanbul Marketing Awards.
History
Originally founded in 1984, Vestel has grown realizing its global potential after joining the Zorlu Group in 1994. Having rapidly accumulated market share, Vestel has attained global significance thanks to its flourishing export activity and enormous production capacity.
See also
*Zorlu Holding
Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
History
The Zorlu group was founded by Ha ...
*List of companies of Turkey
Location of Turkey
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References
External links
Official website
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