Reporting "Asre Khodro", Localization is one of the oft-mentioned mantras of the government in regulating new automotive contracts with foreign firms. As per a notification issued by the Ministry of Industries in November ۲۰۱۷, at least ۴۰% of the vehicle parts used in joint ventures with foreign carmakers should be manufactured in Iran by March. If the local companies fail to comply, the government will consider their cars completely-built-up imported units and this would translate into much higher tariffs.
However, a recently published report by Iran Vehicle Manufacturers Association has admitted that reaching the ۴۰% threshold is a tall order.
Cars manufactured and assembled in Iran are classified in IVMA report based on maker and model. According to the report, share of locally-made parts in local carmakers’ output vary between ۲۰% to ۹۳%. It merits mention that according to industry insiders the localization share includes car paint and tiers.
For instance, the report says ۱۳% of the parts used in SAIPA’s Pride are imported. Pride is a small city car produced since ۱۹۹۳ by the second largest local carmaker SAIPA. According to the company, it has sold over ۷ million units of this car in the past quarter-century. However, SAIPA still relies on foreign (mainly Chinese) suppliers for keeping production lines rolling. The sedan has a ۳۳.۷% share in SAIPA’s total output.
It took SAIPA and its affiliated parts makers ۲۵ years to be able to produce ۸۷% of the parts used in the Pride — a car with absolutely no high tech parts. One can only imagine how many years it would take for the company to produce a Citroen car without reliance on French suppliers. In ۲۰۱۶, SAIPA and Citroen signed a joint venture deal to produce and/or assemble two models, namely the C۳ and C۴ in Iran.
High Import Bills
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration says that during the nine months to Dec. ۲۱, auto parts had the largest share of the import bill (۴.۵۸%) followed by cars and heavy-duty vehicles at ۳.۱۱%.
During the nine-month period, parts with a total value of $۱.۷۲ billion (up ۹۶.۲۸% YoY) were imported.
IRICA reported that the main foreign suppliers of auto parts were in China with $۳۰۹ million (۳۵%), South Korea $۷۹ million (۹%), UAE $۴۹ million (۶%), France $۴۲ million (۵%) and Turkey $۳۸ million (۴%).
Iran Khodro
The report states that ۹۳% of the parts used in IKCO’s Peugeot ۴۰۵ and Samand are made in Iran. Peugeot ۴۰۵ has been produced by Iran Khodro for almost a quarter century. The vehicle has an outstanding ۳۹% share in IKCO’s total output. Samand is IKCO’s first locally-designed vehicle.
In addition to the ۴۰۵ model, IKCO assembles/produces three other Peugeot models namely, ۲۰۶, ۳۰۱ and ۲۰۰۸. IVMA says ۷۰% of the parts used in the popular ۲۰۶ are made in Iran, while locally manufactured parts have a meager share in the two other models (۳۰۱ and ۲۰۰۸).
IKCO also collaborates with two Chinese carmakers namely Dongfeng and Haima. Iran-made parts have ۴۰% and ۲۰% shares the vehicles assembled/produced by the company under the Dongfeng and Haima’s badges.
SAIPA
Just like its archrival IKCO, locally manufactured parts have a varying share in cars SAIPA sells in the huge and growing local market.
The reality of the company’s Pride has already been mentioned and discussed in this write-up. SAIPA assembles/produces several Chinese-derived vehicles in collaboration with Brilliance, Changan and Zotye. Hardly ۲۰% of the parts used in the vehicles are made in Iran.
Both IKCO and SAIPA also assemble Renault’s Logan. According to IVMA, ۴۴% of the parts used in this model are imported.
The association reports that privately owned automotive companies like Bahman Group, Kerman Motor and Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Co are doing as poorly as their semi-state-o
Source: financialtribune.com
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