Ambiguity in the automobile cooperation between Iran and Russia/ Does the removal of safety parts reach Iranian cars?

According to Tejarat News, some time ago there were news based on automobile cooperation between the two countries Iran and Russia Released. In separate meetings, the deputy minister of Samat and the head of the Trade Development Organization met and discussed with the Minister of Housing of Russia and the Minister of Trade in the Eurasian Economic Union and the CEO of Avtabas and the former Minister of Transport of Russia. In these meetings, it was agreed on the joint production of the car.

In his press conference at the Tehran International Exhibition, Minister of Security said that Iran and Russia are going to jointly produce Thunder 90 parts.

Sanction damage to the Russian car industry

This is despite the fact that the Russian car industry is not advanced and the car technology belongs to several decades ago. Of course, it should be noted that Russia was the target of sanctions by the European Union and the United States at the time of the war with Ukraine. These sanctions affected the industry of this country and naturally its automobile industry.

These sanctions caused the Russian automobile industry to face problems, including the supply of auto parts.

Removal of car safety parts from some Russian products

The problem of supplying parts reached the point where one of the automobile companies of this country removed anti-lock brakes and airbags from its products due to the inability to supply parts due to the embargo. Lada also made low-option cars.The world of cars)

New Lada cars, which cost around 13,000 dollars, do not have safety features such as ABS brakes, passenger side airbags, and are provided without proper ventilation.

This car has 90 horsepower and a 4-cylinder engine, which does not meet the standards of European cars. In fact, a car with these features meets the standards of 1996, which is a bit strange for a car that was introduced in 2011.

It seems that these Russian problems started when the sanctions against Russia started and the big car manufacturers left the country.

Najafimanesh: Russia did a good job!

Considering the embargo conditions of the two countries and the existing problems in the supply of auto parts, how do Iran and Russia cooperate? Does Iran’s automotive industry also remove options and safety parts?

Mohammadreza Najafimanesh, the head of the Homogeneous Industries and Components Manufacturers Association, in a conversation with Tejaratnews, claimed: Russia took a logical and appropriate action. If Iran does this, it will help the industry. Many of the innovations that occur in the country’s industry are implemented by force due to the conditions of embargo and lack of access to it. This action adds to the dependence of the automotive industry and also the emergence of new problems.

Referring to the possibility of cooperation between Iran and Russia, he added: “However, negotiations have not been conducted to determine the type of cooperation between the two countries, and it is not clear what type of cooperation they will have in car production.”

Does the removal of safety parts reach Iran’s automobile industry?

There are many criticisms of the quality of domestic cars. Non-opening of airbags and the quality of the car body are among the criticisms and complaints that were made by the people, the police and the officials against the car manufacturers. Now, in this situation, there is talk of automobile cooperation between Iran and Russia. Is it possible to remove options and safety parts for Iranian cars?

An expert told TejaratNews regarding the removal of the option of Iranian cars: This action first depends on the negotiations in Vienna and the removal or retention of sanctions. On the other hand, mass-produced Iranian cars are completely without options and with basic options, from which it is not possible to remove any type of option. For example, what option can be removed from Tiba Rana or Peugeot Pars?

Babak Sadraei explained: The options of Russian cars or Russian assembly, which will be removed before, have more variety and better quality. But this measure does not apply to Iranian cars. But it is possible that the removal of options for Iranian cars will be limited to airbags and ABS systems.

According to Tejarat News, if such a possibility is realized, the quality and safety of Iranian cars may decrease even more. In this case, the repetition of incidents such as a series of deadly accidents on the Behbahan-Ramhormoz road and the airbags not opening in any of the cars is not far from expected.

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