Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 25
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iranian giant car manufacturer Iran Khodro(IKCO) has produced 500,000 cars during the first ten months of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21, 2014- Jan. 21, 2015).
The company's car output indicates an increase of 78.4 percent compared to the same period of last year, IKCO's official website reported Jan. 25.
The IKCO company produced over 59,000 cars including sedans and pickups during the last Iranian calendar month (Dec. 22- Jan. 21), up 43.9 percent from 41,000 in the one-month period last year.
Iran has not yet announced its total car output during the 10-month period.
Some 825,389 cars have been produced in Iran in the first nine months of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 22, 2014).
The figure indicates 64.3 percent increase compared to the same period of preceding year.
Tehran produced 989,110 cars in 2012, which made the country Asia's eighth largest car manufacturer. Iran also stood at the world's 18th place in the mentioned year.
The Islamic Republic's automobile output faced a 40 percent decrease in 2012 due to the sanctions. The country was Asia's fifth largest car manufacturer in 2011, with a total output of 1,648,505.
Western countries suspended certain sanctions against Iran as the Geneva nuclear deal came into force on January 20. Iran was permitted to import materials for its auto-manufacturing sector as a result of the nuclear deal implementation, which has led to a sharp increase in the country's auto output in recent months.
Follow the author on Twitter: @UmidNiayesh