BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Monthly auto manufacturing of Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO), increased by 29 percent for the 10th month of the current Iranian year (December 22, 2022 through January 20, 2023), compared to the same month of last Iranian year, as was reflected in the statistics of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Trend reports.
During the 10th month, the IKCO manufactured a total of 53,920 various vehicles, while in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 41,791 units.
At the same time, the company manufactured 51,542 passenger cars for the reporting month, which is an increase of 26 percent compared to 40,789 units in the same period last Iranian year.
Moreover, Iran Khodro manufactured 1,005 pick-ups for 10th month, which is an increase of 7 times compared to 121 units in the same period last Iranian year.
Also, 108 vans were manufactured by the company, which is a decrease of about 26 percent compared to 145 units in the same period last Iranian year.
At the same time, the IKCO manufactured 52 buses over the mentioned period, which is an increase of 4 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 50 buses were manufactured by the company in the same period last Iranian year.
The Iran Khodro Company also manufactured 1,213 trucks and trailers. This shows an increase of 78 percent compared to 680 units in the same period last Iranian year.
In general, there are three giant car manufacturing companies - Iran Khodro, Saipa, and Pars Khodro, operating in Iran. By implementing various projects, Iran intends to increase manufacturing in the auto industry.
Within the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through January 20, 2023), Iran Khordo Company manufactured 452,232 various vehicles, which is an increase of 12 percent compared to 403,607 units in the same period last Iranian year.
Reportedly, Iran's local car manufacturing companies also provide statistics related to production. There may be some differences between the statistics provided by the mentioned companies and the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran.
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