The acceptance of the request of 24 companies for the import of cars/the program to increase the supply of cars was explained

According to Fars news agency, citing the public relations of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, a meeting was held to review the capacities of technology transfer and the domestic manufacturing program by companies applying for car imports.

In this meeting, which was held with the presence of “Manochehar Lagiqi”, Vice President of Transport Industries and “Abdullah Tawakoli Lahijani”, Director General of the Automobile Industries Office of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, the government’s goals and plans in approving the regulations on automobile imports as a way to increase supply and be more competitive The car market was explained.

Car import priorities, measures needed to direct a part of imports towards production and increase domestic production, development of economic car production, transfer of technology and technical know-how, investment and production incentives, required foreign exchange resources, order registration and foreign exchange allocation, investment Foreigners, the synergy of car manufacturers and parts manufacturers and the technological opportunities facing the car industry were among the issues that were emphasized in this joint meeting by the policy maker of the country’s transportation industries.

Also, the need to reach the income of car import to a wider range of society by emphasizing the import of cars below 10 thousand euros, the requirement of having a main agency and providing extensive after-sales services was specified.

In the continuation of this meeting, the representatives of the companies applying for car import expressed their views, opinions and suggestions, and at the end it was decided to submit the necessary additional documents and documents to the Deputy of Transportation Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade within the framework of the established criteria. .

It is worth mentioning that, during the past six months, the Deputy of Transportation Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, after preparing the draft regulations for the import of passenger cars and the implementation process of its approval by the Council of Ministers, which after about 5 years of its prohibition, once again from will be started, the necessary measures to prepare its executive mechanism will be started.

Preparation of a draft of executive instructions for car import by asking experts and experts in related fields and conflicting opinions with the plenipotentiary representatives of the relevant executive bodies to present to the Cabinet, announcing a public call to receive the import program (including brand, car model, technical specifications, price, method of import, number, etc.) as well as the details of the technological investment program in the value chain of the automobile industry by the companies applying to import automobiles, preparation of the final list of eligible importers based on the general principles of the automobile industry organization law and automobile import regulations, including the actions taken in this regard have been.

Also, by holding expert meetings to review the mechanisms for determining the currency allocation method with the representative of the Central Bank, expert meetings to review proposals in the field of renovation and development of the public transport fleet with some municipalities, taxi and bus companies, Iran’s Economic and Technical Assistance and Investment Organization, The organization of municipalities and village councils and domestic and foreign investors conducted comprehensive investigations on the issue of imports.

During this period, 380 applications for car import were received from the applicants, which were reviewed in the international trade and communication working group of the transport industry vice-chancellor, and after initial evaluations, in the first stage, the application of 24 applicant companies that met the main conditions of the executive directive They had the regulations, they were accepted and face-to-face meetings were held with them.

In face-to-face meetings, after explaining the current conditions of technology import and transfer in detail, the applicants were asked to specify in an official letter, the name and model of the desired car, the total number of requests, the FOB price, the number that can be supplied until the end of 1401, and the technology transfer program. and announce technological investment.

By providing additional information and plans of the applicant companies, as well as solving the problems introduced by the Islamic Council to the car import regulations, which were approved at the meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday, the implementation process of car import will soon begin with the registration of orders and the allocation of currency.

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