Iran Khodro, Saipa and Pars Khodro Built 280,277 Cars in the First Half of 1405, 31 Percent Below Last Year, but September Output Was 74.6 Percent Above August

According to figures published on the Codal system and reported by Mehr News Agency, passenger-car output at the three large carmakers reached 280,277 units in the first half of 1405. That is 125,941 units, or 31 percent, below the 406,218 units built in the same period last year.

Iran Khodro built 204,647 cars (down 22.6 percent from 264,665), Saipa 62,985 (down 42.5 percent from 109,619) and Pars Khodro 12,645 (down 60.4 percent from 31,934). Among products, Soren output fell 25.5 percent, Dena about 24 percent and Saipa's X200 family about 42 percent.

In the monthly data, combined output of the three companies in Shahrivar 1405 reached 58,540 units, up 74.6 percent from 33,516 units in Mordad. Iran Khodro built 41,946 in Shahrivar, Saipa 13,589 and Pars Khodro 3,005.