Iran manufactured over 47,000 cars last month

May 18, 2006 - 0:0
TEHRAN (ISNA) – Iran manufactured over 47,000 commercial and sedans last month.

In this period, 2,460 passenger cars of Samand had been manufactured. Iran Khodro is also to present two new models of this car by the second half of this year.

The Industries and Mines Ministry announced that the number of the produced Peugeot 206, RD, Peugeot 405 and Pars Peugeot reached 3313, 6726, 3969, and 1213 respectively.

SIAPA Co. manufactured 437 P.K. Renault, 71 Maxima, 699 Xantia and 830 Kia Rio last month.

Kerman Motors also manufactured 206 Verona, 33 Aunto and 119 Volkswagens.

In addition to these figures, 231 Samands, and 1564 Prides with gas burning engines has been manufactured.

Bahman Group also manufactured 100 Mazda 323 and is to start manufacturing a new model of Mazda3.

Among the whole produced cars in the mentioned period, 5554 commercial cars has been manufactured of which 202 were truck, 50 were buses.