Iran Khodro
Iranian automotive brand manufacturer
Iran Khodro (Persian: ایران خودرو, Irān Khodro), branded as IKCO, is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. IKCO was founded in 1962 as Iran National (ایران ناسیونال, Irān Nāsionāl). The public company manufactures vehicles, including Samand, Peugeot and Renault cars, and trucks, minibuses and buses. As of 2009, it produced 688,000 passenger cars per year.
History and development
Name
The word khodro (خودرو) means "automobile" in Persian, hence Iran Khodro means "Iran Automobile".
Founding
Iran Khodro was founded on August 29, 1962.
Structure
Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) is a public joint stock company with the objective of creation and management of factories to manufacture various types of vehicles and parts as well as selling and exporting them.
Size and production
The company has become the largest vehicle manufacturer in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. In Iran, it is the largest vehicle manufacturing company, having an average share of 65 percent of domestic vehicle production.
Iran Khodro produced 556,442 passenger cars and commercial vehicles in 2023 and has planned to produce 600,000 units in 2024.
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