Koç Holding A.S.
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Koç Holding A.S. Company Profile

In Turkey, Koç (pronounced "coach") class equals first class. Led by its energy businesses, Koç Holding is Turkey's dominant industrial conglomerate. The company's Tofas unit, an alliance with Fiat, is Turkey's champion carmaker; Koç's joint venture with Ford Motor sells imported Ford models. Other businesses include consumer goods such as large household appliances (Arçelik, teaming up with LG Electronics) and energy (distribution of liquefied petroleum gas). Subsidiaries engage in food production, construction, international trading, and hospitality and tourism. Koç also operates banking, securities brokerage, and insurance businesses. The Koç family, one of the wealthiest in Turkey, controls the company.