Saturday, July 14, 2012

Iran Auto Production Plunges by 36 Percent

Iran's auto production fell by more than 36 percent over the past three months, ISNA news agency reported today.

The production fell to 241,500 vehicles in the first quarter of the Iranian year (March 21 to June 20). Iran produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in the last calendar year. The decline coincides with the halt of parts deliveries to Iran by French manufacturer Peugeot due to sanctions.

Peugeot is a partner of the main Iranian automaker Iran Khodro (IKCO), which manufactures the 405 and 206 models in Iran, accounting for approximately 40 percent of Iranian automobile production.

The head of the Iranian Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Ahmad Nematbaksh, told ISNA that the drop in production is due to the "lack of money available to the manufacturers" given by the state, which caused a "cash crisis."

The business daily Donaye Eghtesad said the decline in production is "unprecedented in the past 20 years."

Photo Credit: Iran's leading automaker IKCO unveils the new "Dena" in Tehran last year. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

9 comments:

Cyrus said...

Winning...

Anonymous said...

Don't say anything bad about the Iranian economy,because "imam Khamenei" has ordered this.LOL!

Anonymous said...

how is a French car assembled in iran (something any mechanic can do) an "Iranian car?"

this is hurting the french economy more than iran.

Nader Uskowi said...

Peugeot provides 20 percent of parts and no labor.

reader said...

Out of context, but I cannot help but mention that the last few doom and gloom postings on this website must have brought smiles to the faces of those who want to see the country ruined by the sanction . But uncomfortable reading for those who care about the country and its people. It is foolish for the west to think that they can impose enough collective punishment on ordinary Iranians that they will somehow channel this to overturn their government. They are just stifling goodwill among ordinary Iranians yearning for political reform.

reader said...

Out of context, but I cannot help but mention that the last few doom and gloom postings on this website must have brought smiles to the faces of those who want the country ruined by the sanction . But uncomfortable reading for those who care about the country and its people. It is foolish for the west to think that they can impose enough collective punishment on ordinary Iranians that they will somehow channel this to overturn their government. They are just stifling goodwill among ordinary Iranians yearning for political reform.

Anonymous said...

French second level car
peugeot will be replaced by some chinese model or by iranian model

what we have enough in the world are cars and cars

Anonymous said...

@reader......Ha ha ha ! What has remained intact in Iran under the Akhunds for there to be ruined?!
The whole countries gone to pot.
We should have been a first rate country like South Korea,but no thanks to the Akhunds Iran is a third rate country sold to the Chinese for noodles.

Nader Uskowi said...

reader,

The last few “doom and gloom” postings reflect the realities on the ground. These are indeed critical months for Iran. The effects or lack of effects of sanctions, especially oil-related, on the Iranian economy is an issue that needs to be looked at carefully; they could determine the future course of events.

On this website, we have posted many articles on IKCO and the bright future of Iran’s auto industry, including coverage of new models when they were introduced, including Dena. We did not post those articles to bring smile to the faces of those who proclaim themselves as people “who care about the country and its people,” nor did we publish them to cause “uncomfortable reading” for those who disagree with you and are accused of “wanting the country ruined by sanctions.” We posed those articles to show the state of auto industry in Iran, including this latest one showing a near-catastrophic drop in production. We leave the analysis of who is pro or anti-Iran to you!