BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. Iran’s production of various vehicles (including passenger cars, pick-up trucks, buses and minibuses, vans, trucks and trailers, and so on) rose by 12.8 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through December 21, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
According to the data from the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade, 989,913 various vehicles were manufactured domestically within the country for 9 months.
Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year (March 21 through December 21, 2022), Iran’s total auto production stood at 877,612 vehicles.
In the 9th month alone (November 22 through December 21, 2023), Iran produced 107,442 various vehicles - a decrease of 16.4 percent compared to 128,455 units in the same month of the last Iranian year.
Overall, approximately 1.35 million vehicles, including passenger cars, pick-up trucks, heavy trucks and trailers, vans, buses and minibuses, and so on, were manufactured in Iran during the previous Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023), a 39 percent increase over the previous year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
There are three giant car manufacturing companies—Iran Khodro, Saipa, and Pars Khodro—operating in Iran. By implementing various projects, Iran intends to increase manufacturing in the auto industry.
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