Est. 1949 · Istanbul

A family business, three generations deep.

The company was first established by Mr. Vitali Galimidi in 1949 under the name OTOVELO, with the aim of customer satisfaction in the automotive spare parts market.

Today Taksim Group (TGC) works with over 400 national adaptable and OEM spare parts manufacturers, offering its customers a wide range of products for European and Asian cars. With 75 years of experience in the automotive sector, the company keeps satisfying a large portfolio of customers with a highly qualified staff group, 1,200 m² of warehouse space and 300 m² of office space.

We are a professional export company — regrouping your orders into one shipment and delivering all your needs in a correct and timely method.

Taksim Group Team

Albert Galimidi · Sami Galimidi · Vedat Galimidi

The decades

1949

OTOVELO

Vitali Galimidi opens the business in Istanbul, trading automotive spare parts.
1970s

Second generation

The family expands the programme around the European makes assembled in Türkiye.
1990s

Export years

The company turns outward and begins supplying distributors abroad.
2012

Automechanika

First Frankfurt stand — the start of an unbroken fair presence worldwide.
2020s

Digital catalogue

48,577 brand-parts indexed and searchable by OEM, code and VIN.
2026

Hall 11 · M01

Seventy-five years on, exhibiting in the Türkiye national pavilion in Frankfurt.

Exhibitions

Exhibiting at Automechanika fairs worldwide since 2012 — Frankfurt, Istanbul, Shanghai and Buenos Aires.

Automechanika Istanbul: 2013–2026 · TÜYAP Hall 8, stand A290
Automechanika Frankfurt: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 · 2026 Hall 11 M01
Automechanika Shanghai: 2016
Automechanika Buenos Aires: 2018

Facilities & memberships

1,200 m²: Warehouse
300 m²: Office
400+: Manufacturers
3: Generations

Member of TAYSAD (Automotive Suppliers Association of Türkiye) and OSS.

At the fairs

Inside Taksim Group

company film · YouTube

Let's build your parts supply chain.

Whether you are looking for a single OEM reference or managing thousands of automotive parts, Taksim Group is ready to support your business.