{"id":1084,"date":"2021-05-15T19:07:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T19:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwji.ir\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2021-12-31T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T15:45:08","slug":"automotive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwji.ir\/en\/automotive\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive"},"content":{"rendered":"

With total sales of 12 billion Euro it makes up for approximately 20% of the total industry. Iran\u2019s automotive industry is the third most active industry of the country, after its oil and gas industry, accounting for 10% of Iran’s GDP and 4% of the workforce (700,000 person).<\/p>\n

Iran developed a significant automotive industry with annual production of up to 200,000 units under before the Iranian revolution. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979 the production drastically decreased due to Iran\u2013Iraq War and international sanctions. Since the early 2000s, automobile production in Iran has grown exponentially. Iran’s automobile production crossed the 1 million mark in 2007\/2008. Today, Iran is the 20th largest automaker in the world and one of the largest in Asia, with annual production of more than 1.6 million. In 2009 Iran ranked fifth in car production growth standing next to China, Taiwan, Romania and India. According to OICA statistics, production dropped dramatically to under 750,000 automobiles and commercial vehicles in 2013.<\/p>\n

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As of 2001, there were 13 public and privately owned automakers in Iran, of which two\u2014Iran Khodro and Saipa\u2014accounted for 94% of the total domestic production. Iran Khodro, which produced the most prevalent car brand in the country\u2014the Peykan, which has been replaced in 2005 by the Samand\u2014was still the larger with 61% of the market in 2001, while Saipa contributed 33% of Iran’s total production in the same year. Iran Khodro is one of the largest car manufacturers in Asia. It has established joint-ventures with foreign partners on 4 continents.<\/p>\n

The Iranian manufacturers currently produces six different types of vehicle, including passenger cars, 4WD, trucks, buses, minibuses, and pickup trucks. The sector directly employs about 500,000 people (roughly 2.3% of the workforce), and many more in related industries. About 75% of local output is passenger cars, with pick-ups the next largest category, accounting for around 15%.<\/p>\n

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For exploiting the light weight potentials and reaching the environment friendly goals of in the automotive industry, the selection of the material mix, thickness combination and the welding and joining process plays a decisive role.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>