New York City�s known the end of the Crown Vic era was nigh for some time now. Everyone with a stake in the taxi industry has been planning for it�repair shops even hoard parts�and New York�s Taxi and Limousine Commission is holding a competition for the city�s next cab. There are now but a mere three players left in the game: Ford, Nissan, and Turkish industrial-vehicle specialist Karsan. It�s the last of these that has perhaps the boldest idea of the three: build the taxis in the Big Apple itself. The company�s boss, William Wachtell, says he has his eye on the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal. With the vehicle�s powertrain sourced from Chrysler�possibly due to Karsan�s ties to Fiat�the Turks think spending $100 million on a plant in an area ripe for redevelopment makes sense. And somehow, we can imagine self-styled rough-hewn Williamsburg kids pitching jobs at the taxi plant to their friends as the ultimate in working-class chic. Can we interest you in some obscure �60s Turkish garage rock with your taxi, dear Taxi and Limousine Commission?
by blog.caranddriver.com
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