Baku, Azerbaijan, May 14
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Iranian private automaker Bahman Motors plans to increase the output of the Chinese compact SUV, Haval H2.
The company has supplied the first series of the Haval H2 to customers, Hamidreza Davoudzadeh, head of the Iranian carmaker said, Iran’s auto news portal, Khodrokar reported.
Haval isowned by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors which specializes in crossovers and SUVs.
Davoudzadeh said that the company was planning to supply 6,000 Haval H2 cars to costumers during the current year, started March 20, but given big interest of the customers the plan will be revised.
Bahman Motors is now negotiating with the Chinese partner to increase the output capacity, he added.
The Haval H2 is a front-wheel-drive sport utility vehicle fitted with a turbocharged 1.5 litre VVT engine that generates 147hp at 5,600rpm and 210 Nm of torque from 2,200rpm to 4,500rpm. It is hooked to a six-speed automatic transmission.
In China, the H2 was awarded a five-star rating by the China-NCAP (C-NCAP).
Davoudzadeh said that the Iranian side’s share from the car’s manufacturing will increase to 40 percent in two years.
He further said that his company will supply a new model, Haval H6, which was recently unveiled in China, into the Iranian market by October 2018.
Davoudzadeh said that Bahman Motor's production line capacity is currently at 70,000 vehicles, adding that the company will increase this capacity to 120,000 cars per year in the next two years.
He noted that Bahman Motors produced 26,000 cars in the last fiscal year (ended March 20), registering a rise by 60 percent year-on-year.
Iran’s car industry registered a production growth by 13.7 percent in the last fiscal year. Iranian auto manufacturers produced over 1.535 million cars during the 12-month period.