TEHRAN -- "Pride passenger car would be a chief rival for L90 in Iran's auto market," the Public Relations Dept. of SAIPA Auto Making Company mentioned.

SAIPA Auto Making Company rejected allegations of secretary of State Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, Mohammad Reza Najafi-Manesh on replacement of L90 passenger car with Pride, and announced that Pride passenger car has competition compatibility with L90 in all fields such as decline in fuel consumption rate and anti-pollutant system, interior and exterior designs as well as safety with full welfare facilities.

The report added that new Pride passenger car with fuel injection system will hit the market in 2004, bearing Euro II standard with the least fuel consumption rate observing environmental standards.

Air-conditioning system, elegant design (interior and exterior), vast after-sales services considered as the other advantages of Pride passenger car that has caused competition capability of the car with other new domestically manufactured cars.