Iranian auto to be sold in Turkey
Posted by meb at April 8th, 2008
“Samand El” model automobiles which are manufactured by Iranian Khodro Company (IKCO) will be sold in Turkey as of May.
Sukru Seskir, CEO of IKCO Turkey distributor MYS Automotive, told AA on Tuesday that IKCO had entered Turkish market with Samand LX model last year, and drawn great interest.
“We have sold over 1,600 automobiles since we entered Turkish market. This figure is over our target,” he noted.
Samand EL model will be sold for 16,900 YTL in Turkey. (1 USD = 1.28 YTL)
IKCO has 21 offices in Turkey, and the company targets to increase this number to 50.
Samand Soren model will also be sold in Turkey as of July.
All Samands have ABS brake system, air bags, air-conditioner, and central lock system.
Iran Khodro (or Iran Khodro Industrial Group) is a major Iranian industrial manufacturer. Khodro means “automobile” in Persian. The company manufactures cars for the domestic and export markets.
Iran Khodro produces Iran’s first national car, the Samand, which is based on the Peugeot 405 platform. The firm has a long-term relationship with PSA Peugeot Citroen, and assembles a number of Peugeot models under license from the French firm.
Iran Khodro is the largest automotive producer in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa regions, with an annual production of around 1,000,000 various vehicles including cars, buses, trucks and pick-ups.
source: The New Anatolian
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