A strange incident in car import/ Iran imports “Zero Star” car?

According to Tejarat News, it is still from the regulations Car import It has not been unveiled. But it is said that the government’s goal is to import cars priced at $10,000 or less. But investigations show that these cars do not have favorable conditions in terms of quality and their safety star is zero. Is the government going to import such cars?

two days ago Car import regulations It was reviewed in the Industries and Mines Commission. Now, the head of this commission says that cars like Tiba, Samand and Peugeot 405 have been phased out, but so far no domestic equivalent has been determined and produced for them, and one of the goals of the regulation is to import cars that cover the needs of all income levels. According to this member of parliament, the price of the cars is less than 10 thousand dollars and around 6 to 8 thousand dollars, and their import tariff is probably between 10 and 20 percent.

But which car can be imported? Before this, the issue of importing Indian cars was discussed. The Majlis Research Center published a report last month and listed the economic cars that Iran can import in a table.

Two to three ml Economy car India, although their price is 5-7 thousand dollars, but their safety level is very low and has no stars. Other cars in this list have a similar situation, such as the Indian version of the Hyundai i10, which has only two stars. Or the Dacia Sandro 2022 car, which also has two stars and is in an unacceptable state in terms of safety.

The end of the auto industry monopoly?

Some believe that simply unlocking imports is a good achievement and can end the monopoly of car manufacturers. But others say that now that the issue of car import is in question, the government should free the import and leave the type of car and its price to the importers, instead of setting a ceiling for car imports. This behavior is the continuation of the monopolistic behavior that the government has had so far in the field of automobiles, as if it gives a signal to the automobile manufacturers that imports are not in a way that endangers their monopoly.

While the main goal of the liberalization of car imports is to break the monopoly of domestic car manufacturers and they either lower the price or improve the quality. But now it seems that cars are going to be imported, none of which have better quality than domestic models.