Author Topic: Iran automotive news (Read 49852 times)

Shirazi · « **Reply #25 on:** November 10, 2009, 04:19:58 PM »

Iran Khodro unveils nanotech car

TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (Mehr News Agency) - Iran's first car equipped with nano technology built by Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) was showcased at nano festival from November 4 to 8.

Moj news agency quoted Hamidreza Taqavi Deputy Director of Strategy and Planning at IKCO stating that the new Samand Soren is equipped with nano technology, adding that nano composites are used in the dash board, engine parts, filters and lubrications.

He said that this improvement was made with the aim of enhancing domestic production, decreasing dependency on importing raw material, reducing the price of finished products, improving product quality, increasing customer satisfaction, pride and national self-realization in industry.

Taqavi noted that nano technology usage is increasing day by day in the automotive industry, pontig out that 60 percent of designing and production of light and heavy vehicles in the next 10 years will be influenced by nano technology.

Iran Khodro was founded 1962 and has become the largest vehicle manufacturer in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.

In Iran it has an average share of 65 percent of domestic vehicle production.

By 2006 Iran Khodro was producing 550,000 vehicles (for the Iranian year 1384, starting on 21 March 2006).
Nanotechnology Finds Application in Iran's Car Industry

TEHRAN (INIC)- Researchers at Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) in collaboration with their colleagues at SAPCO, two of the largest car producers in Iran, pursue replacing ordinary auto parts with nanotechnology-based ones in order to improve the qualities and reduce costs.

Their nominated parts for modification include windscreen, body paint, interior composite parts, various plastic parts, seat covers, dashboard, and gas tank.

It is proved that such modifications would provide easier and better hygiene level for the internal part of the car.

IKCO presented its first nano-modified prototype car named Samand Soren at 'Iran Nano 2009' exhibition currently being held in Tehran.
http://en.nano.ir/index.php/news/show/1416

Catsoo · « **Reply #26 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:04:10 AM »

November 15 2009 at 7:12 PM

IKCO Unveils First National Diesel Engine

IKCO unveils its first national diesel engine for passenger cars in November 17, at the sixth International Conference on Internal Combustion Engines (November 17-19).

Najmeddin, IKCO CEO in this regard said, We have designed and produced national diesel engine in order to bring diversity to the fuel portfolio of passenger cars.
Referring to the engines high rank in global standards such as emission, consumption and power Najmeddin said that diesel passenger cars would go into mass production by 2012.

http://news.ikco.com/EN/News.aspx?docID=

Shirazi · « **Reply #27 on:** November 17, 2009, 03:44:18 PM »

Personally, i think the new samand soren is the most beautiful, you can see a picture of it in blue above.

The award for the most ugly goes to the paykan pickup, why do they make these cars? http://www.ikco.com/Products/Fa/ShowMovie.aspx?ModelID=Zu2FAnCzz3E=&AttachmentID=aOTyFR02gQ0=

Good ad though.

kibolbo · « **Reply #28 on:** November 23, 2009, 02:01:43 AM »

Am I right in saying that Iran has only two automotive manufacturers (Iran Khodro and Saipa), both of which are under the "supervision" of IDRO?

Catsoo · « **Reply #29 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:08:11 AM »

Iran's new Diesel engine in photos:

http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabID=36&aid=3398

Kibolo:

Iran has two major automotive manufacturers. However, there are many more smaller ones either assembling or have their own unique products. Kerman Khodro, Bahman Group, Kish Khodro, Raniran, Traktorsazi, Shahab Khodro and Moratab Auto manufacturers are others to name.

catsoo

sami86 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 13, 2009, 06:50:30 PM »

Iran's No. 1 Car-Manufacturing Company to Offer 3 New Products Each Year

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Middle-East's largest auto-manufacturing company, Iran Khodro (IKCO) announced that the company is scheduled to unveil three new products each year.
Presenting three new products and two diversified models for each year is a part of IKCO's agenda," Javad Najmeddin said, explaining the company's eight-month performance in the current Iranian year (ends March 20) as well as plans for the years ahead.

Referring to Soren ELX and Samand SE introduction to the market by the end of the Iranian year, Najmeddin added, "Peugeot 207i will be unveiled in manual and automatic versions in the current year and the production capacity of this car will be five thousand units per annum."

"New Pars LX and ELX, with boosted safety and comfort features and lower fuel consumption in comparison with its basic model, will hit domestic and foreign markets soon," he continued.

Najmeddin further pointed to the increase in the production and sales of the company as well as plans to introduce new products while boosting quality, and said, "IKCO's market share in terms of both value and volume increased from 45.4% and 52.7% in the last year to 51.4% and 59% in November this year, respectively."

IKCO has produced three million vehicles in the past six years alone, which is equivalent to its total production over the previous 36 years.

IKCO plans to increase its annual production to one million vehicles by January of 2009 out of which 800,000 will be produced by domestic plants and the remaining 200,000 vehicles will be manufactured by the company's sites abroad.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8809221916

Catsoo · « **Reply #31 on:** December 20, 2009, 11:37:28 PM »

Iran-Khodro to Unveil Middle-East's First Hybrid Bus

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's largest car and truck-manufacturing company, Iran-Khodro, is due to unveil the first hybrid bus of the Middle-East in the next 3 months, a company official announced on Sunday.

Hybrid Bus project manager Mohsen Isfahanian said that related tests on parts have already been carried out and that the hybrid bus will undergo the final testing in the near future.

"The hybrid system designed in this project was installed on one of Iran-Khodro Diesel Co. (IKD) city buses. The related tests regarding parts have been done and we are going to perform the vehicle test soon," Isfahani stated.

The 4-year project was a collaborative effort by Iran-Khodro Industrial Group, Tehran University, Isfahan University and Iran's Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO).

Isfahanian further said that the new product has lessened fuel consumption and also pollution by 30 to 40 percent.

Hybrid cars address problems of high fuel prices and consumption and the greenhouse effect, and thus, many countries tend toward using hybrid buses in their urban transportation system.

Commenting on the features of the newly developed hybrid engine, the project manager noted, "The electric engine is capable of moving the bus independently. The regenerative engines connected to the wheels make it possible to convert the energy created by the breaks to charge the batteries."

"Another way of charging is to plug in the batteries while the bus is parked," he noted.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8809291547

Gottfrid · « **Reply #32 on:** December 20, 2009, 11:47:12 PM »

this is an interesting development indeed because when iran states that it's making a hybrid, it usually means it's combing Gaseous fuel and the traditional gasoline, but now we have electricity.

Pasdar · « **Reply #33 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:05:43 AM »

Iran for sure needs to get every car in Iran transformed to LPG and keep on building more LPG stations. If we get sanctioned on the benzine, we can simply stop selling it to the people... everyone can user LPG instead.

Anyone have any news on how far we're with the transformation?

Catsoo · « **Reply #34 on:** December 21, 2009, 02:42:18 PM »

FIAT Seana goes into production in Iran:

http://www.iribnews.ir/Default.aspx?Page=MainContent&news_num=209126

Seana:

http://www.gii.in/autos/fiat-siena.html

catsoo

sami86 · « **Reply #35 on:** December 21, 2009, 03:52:17 PM »

Iranian Co. Achieves Powertrain Production Know-how

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's largest car and truck-manufacturing company, Iran-Khodro Co. (IKCO), announced that it has achieved the technical know-how required for designing and producing different versions of automotive powertrains.
IKCO's most modern cylinder block and cylinder head machining equipment has put an end to (the country's) dependence on foreign companies," Iran-Khodro Company Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) for Powertrain Ali Sheikhzadeh said.

The technology enables the company to achieve self-sufficiency in manufacturing its engines without foreign aid.

In a motor vehicle, the term powertrain or powerplant refers to the group of components that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air. This includes the engine, transmission, driveshaft, differentials and the final drive (drive wheels).

Sometimes "powertrain" is used to refer to simply the engine and transmission, including the other components only if they are integral to the transmission.

"As scheduled, we will supply the powertrain needed for 680 thousand vehicles by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20)," Sheikhzadeh said, adding, "We can fully cover the next year program of 800 thousand sets of products."

He further noted that the car-manufacturing company is preparing the required procedures for the production of diesel powertrain for passenger cars, scheduled to be mass produced by 2011.

Last month, Iran-Khodro unveiled the first Iranian-made diesel engine to be used in cars.

The new diesel engine is a hi-tech machine which consumes 5 liters per 100 kilometers in combined cycle and is predicted to cost less than $1,000 when mass produced.

The striking engine has achieved emission standard of Euro 5, featuring a Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) as well as a new Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR).

Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) eliminate the diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) is a nitrogen oxide emissions reduction technique to lower exhaust emissions.
http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8809301242

Pasdar · « **Reply #36 on:** December 21, 2009, 09:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Catsoo on December 21, 2009, 02:42:18 PM

FIAT Seana goes into production in Iran:

http://www.iribnews.ir/Default.aspx?Page=MainContent&news_num=209126

Seana:

http://www.gii.in/autos/fiat-siena.html

catsoo

Probably the last brand I was hoping to see in Iran....

IronHorse110 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:14:00 PM »

Quote from: Pasdar on December 21, 2009, 09:36:41 PM

Probably the last brand I was hoping to see in Iran....

FIAT<? yeh im not a fan either..

I wanna see Peugot GONE from Iran.. With france pesturing Iran all the time..

Pasdar · « **Reply #38 on:** December 22, 2009, 09:11:19 AM »

Not only does fiat make awful cars... the owner is said to have ordered the assasination of his own son because he became a Muslim. The son did everything to get over to Iran, but he was killed before that unfortunately.

IronHorse110 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:30:37 PM »

Quote from: Pasdar on December 22, 2009, 09:11:19 AM

Not only does fiat make awful cars... the owner is said to have ordered the assasination of his own son because he became a Muslim. The son did everything to get over to Iran, but he was killed before that unfortunately.

That really saddens me

Why did Iran khodro sign a contract with such a history? Do they not consider things like this?

rouz · « **Reply #40 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:17:35 PM »

I doubt that rumor though. Even the most liberal western parents would still prefer their child to turn to Islam rather than to homosexuality... however politically incorrect that may be. Anyhow, I'm not a parent myself but i have a hard time believing someone would kill their own son due to such a rather trivial thing.

Pasdar · « **Reply #41 on:** December 22, 2009, 04:53:18 PM »

I have no issue believing it. They claim he committed suicide. Which is ridiculous. Anyway, its been a long time and I forgot a lot about it. However he died in a range way from a bridge or something, they claimed he committed suicide. It all fits well with the elitist attitude of these billionaire families.

micro360 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 30, 2009, 09:35:09 PM »

Technical failure in Iran cars claim 3,000 lives
_{Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:37:15 GMT}

More than 3,000 people have been killed on roads across Iran every year due to technical failure in vehicles, says Traffic Police Commander Colonel Alireza Esmaeili.

"According to the Iranian police experts' reports, technical failure in cars is the cause of 13 percent of the country's fatal road accidents," Esmaeili told Mehr news agency on Tuesday.

The senior police commander also criticized the quality of vehicles manufactured in Iran.

"Home-made cars lack quality and safety. They are also very expensive. It's because the Iranian car companies are governmental," he further explained.

"The giant automakers in the world are using electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), while we are still discussing anti-lock braking system (ABS) in Iran," he noted.

According to Esmaeili, all the Iranian carmakers would go bankrupt, if tariffs on imported vehicle were to be cut.

A total of 23,000 Iranians have died and 280,000 others injured in 800,000 car accidents across the country over the past year.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=114972&sectionid=3510212

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Catsoo · « **Reply #43 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:18:24 AM »

IKCO to boost Samand export to Russia

Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN – Giant Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro Company plans to start export of Soren model of Samand equipped with TU5 engine to Russia in the new year.

IKCO expanded its after sales services in Russia last year and plans to start TU5 engine Samand cars to Russia in 2010, according to the Mehr News Agency.

Iran Khodro is currently exporting Samand meeting Euro4 standard as well as Peugeot 206 to Russia.

Iran Khodro is the largest automobile producer in Iran which was founded in 1962. Iran Khodro has produced Samand as Iran's first national car which is based on the Peugeot 405 platform.

The firm has a long-term relationship with PSA Peugeot Citroën, and assembles a number of Peugeot models under license from the French firm. In 2009, Peugeot 206, Peugeot Pars, Peugeot 405, Peugeot Roa, and Samand sedans were IKCO's export-bound cars sent mainly to Iraq, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Syria and Afghanistan

http://www.iranmilitaryforum.net/index.php?action=post;topic=324.0;num_replies=43

Pasdar · « **Reply #44 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:20:08 AM »

IKCO to make 300,000 economy engines per year

Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) plans to produce more than 300,000 economy engines during the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2010).

“Following the strategy of reducing fuel consumption, IKCO will allocate 50 percent of its production capacity to low consumption engines in the next year,” said IKCO Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) for Powertrain, Ali Sheikhzadeh.

“Producing this number of low consumption engines can
be considered a leap forward in enjoying the EF7 and TU5 engines on IKCO products,” he added.

Sheikhzadeh says the launch of an economy engine production line with the capacity of 1,000 units a day will lead IKCO toward the goal of replacing high consumption engines with those with lower consumption rates.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=116035&sectionid=3510213

Pasdar · « **Reply #45 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:30:57 AM »

IKCO exports 20,000 passenger cars

Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) says it has exported 20,000 passenger cars since the beginning of the Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2009).

The IKCO expects the number to reach 36,000 cars by March, 2010.

“IKCO has exported some 3,000 CKD cars in the same period that will increase to 4500 units by this March,” said Amir-Abbas Hosseini, IKCO Vice Deputy for Export Affairs.

The regional markets including Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries as well as Switzerland and Eastern Europe states such as Bulgaria are among the top markets of IKCO, he said.

“Samand, among IKCO products, holds the largest share of the export to the European and CIS countries," said Hosseini.

Citing the cooperation with Peugeot and other partners, he said that IKCO plans to increase its profitability and expand product portfolios in its overseas sites.

In its latest report, IDRO Export and the International Cooperation Development office ranked IKCO as the exporting the most vehicles among IDRO subsidiaries in the first half of the year.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=116041&sectionid=351020102

IronHorse110 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:35:52 AM »

How does 36,000 cars exported compare to other nations, which are comparable to Iran?

Pasdar · « **Reply #47 on:** January 26, 2010, 08:08:58 AM »

Iran-Khodro to Boost Global Sales

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's largest auto-manufacturing company, Iran-Khodro, announced that it plans to boost exports this year as part of its broader plans for hiking global sales.

"Expanding the new markets, specially in West Europe, increasing the existing market share and bringing more diversity to the portfolio of products are IKCO's solutions to maintain its competitive advantages in the market," IKCO's Deputy CEO for Exports Ali Reza Feizbakhsh announced.

The company has been able to export over 32,000 vehicles to more than 20 countries all across the world despite the current global economic crisis, he said.

"Exports to Africa in 2010 are certain and Nigeria will receive the first shipment of Samand this year," the official added, elaborating on the company's exports plans.

Feizbakhsh also stated that the company is eying export of 40,000 sets of cars this year.

The thirty percent growth in IKCO's global sales network has brought the title of Iran's 2009 top exporter to the company. Samand, Soren, Peugeot 405 and ROA are among the products exported by the company.

Iran's state-owned Iran Khodro is the largest carmaker in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, with an annual production of more than one million vehicles of various models, including cars, trucks, minibuses and buses.

IKCO is also ramping up exports as it builds a global presence outside Iran.

Regional markets and the neighboring countries, including Iraq, Syria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, the CIS countries as well as Bulgaria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and Turkey, are the main customers of the company.

IKCO in the past two years has also begun kit assemblies in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Venezuela and Argentina, with plans to add assembly in Egypt, Vietnam and China in the next year or two.

The vehicle of choice for most of these local assembly operations is Samand, a compact sedan based heavily on the Peugeot 405 platform and with the price starting at about $9,000. "Samand" is the Persian name for a local breed of horse.

Market observers believe that Samand could challenge future Chinese and Indian imports at the low end of the market.

Samand trade name is now registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Iran-Khodro group, owner of Samand, is the first Iranian company whose product is registered at the WIPO.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8811051439

Pasdar · « **Reply #48 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:20:00 AM »

Car maker IKCO to roll-out diesel cars by 2011

The Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) plans to mass-produce Iran's first diesel passenger car by the end of 2011.

Alireza Aslani, the national diesel engine project executive, says the diesel engine would be mounted on the Samand sedan model by January 2012.

"It is Iran's first passenger-car diesel engine, capable of competing with the world's most modern ones," he said.

"It meets Euro V standard requirements and consumes 5 liters/100 km," he added.

Aslani reiterated that diesel engine's fuel consumption is 30 percent lower than the gasoline ones. The engine generates less carbon dioxide as well as monoxide, he added.

Aslani pointed out that the developmental tests on the engine's combustion, lubrication and cooling systems would be completed within three months and the durability and approval examinations would be conducted within a year.

Iran's first national diesel engine for passenger cars was unveiled at Iran Khodro Powertrain Co. (IPCO) on November 17, 2009. This 90Kw diesel engine is regarded as one of the most powerful of its kind worldwide.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117167&sectionid=351020102

micro360 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 28, 2010, 01:02:50 AM »

Iran Khodro to boost Samand export to Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (Mehr News Agency) - Giant Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro Company plans to start export of Soren model of Samand equipped with TU5 engine to Russia in the new year. IKCO expanded its after sales services in Russia last year and plans to start TU5 engine Samand cars to Russia in 2010, according to the Mehr News Agency.

Samand Soren

Iran Khodro is currently exporting Samand meeting Euro4 standard as well as Peugeot 206 to Russia.

Iran Khodro is the largest automobile producer in Iran which was founded in 1962. Iran Khodro has produced Samand as Iran''s first national car which is based on the Peugeot 405 platform.

The firm has a long-term relationship with PSA Peugeot Citroën, and assembles a number of Peugeot models under license from the French firm. In 2009, Peugeot 206, Peugeot Pars, Peugeot 405, Peugeot Roa, and Samand sedans were IKCO''s export-bound cars sent mainly to Iraq, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Syria and Afghanistan.

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Author Topic: Iran automotive news (Read 49852 times)

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