Reporting "Asre Khodro"Secretary of the Iranian Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, Mohammad Reza Najafi-Manesh in an interview with Trend touched upon existing cooperation between Iranian leading carmaker, Iran Khodro, and Azerbaijan’s AzEuroCar LLC, and said his country’s auto parts makers are capable of working in collaboration with the Azerbaijani industrialists.
He added that Iranian and European firms have already formed more than ۵۰ joint ventures for producing car parts in the Islamic Republic.
There are about ۱,۲۰۰ auto parts suppliers in Iran, according to the official.
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzadeh earlier told Trend that the Iranian and Azerbaijani carmakers are expected to launch their joint venture in early September and the first products of the plant is expected to hit the market in autumn.
In ۲۰۱۶, Azerbaijan’s AzEuroCar LLC and Iran Khodro signed an agreement to create a joint car plant in Azerbaijan’s Neftchala Industrial District.
The two sides also signed six documents covering licensing, distribution, installation of equipment, engineering and technical support, and other issues necessary for car production.
The plant with a capacity of about ۱۰,۰۰۰ cars per year will produce four Iranian car brands – Dena, Runna, Soren and Samand. The project is worth $۱۵ million. Some ۲۵ percent of the amount will be invested by the Iranian side.
A total of ۲۰ percent of cars, complying with the Euro-۵ standard, will be exported abroad.
Azerbaijan and Iran have had diplomatic relations since ۱۹۱۸. Iran recognized Azerbaijan's independence in ۱۹۹۱, and diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in ۱۹۹۲.
Currently, some ۴۵۰ companies with Iranian capital operate in the country.
The trade turnover between the countries hit some $۱۵.۷۷ million in January ۲۰۱۷, while the index of last January stands at $۹.۵۶ million. In ۲۰۱۶, Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with Iran amounted to $۲۱۰.۷۶ million, which is ۷۰ percent more than in ۲۰۱۵.
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