Azerbaijan, Baku, Mar.27/ Trend F.Milad
Iran produced 989,110 cars in 2012, making the country Asia's eighth largest car manufacturer.
Iran also stood at the world's 18th place, the ISNA News Agency quoted Global Automakers on Mar 27 .
China, Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Turkey and Indonesia were Asia's seven largest car manufacturers.
Iran's automobile output faced a 40 per cent decrease in 2012. The country was Asia's fifth largest car manufacturer in 2011 with a total output of 1,648,505.
The world's total car production stood at 84,141,209 in 2012 which is 5.3 per cent more than the preceding year.