Which cars have started to be imported to Iran? – Tejarat News

According to Tejarat News, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Datsun, Hyundai, Kia and Changan are brands that are likely to enter the Iranian market.

Hamshahri Online wrote: One month has passed since the start of registration of car import orders, no cars have been imported into the country and speculation about the brand and model of possible cars imported to Iran continues.

So far, 12 car manufacturing and importing companies have received import licenses from the Ministry of Security, and the news of granting licenses to the 13th company has also been published.

Saipa, Pars Khodro, Saipa Citroen, Kerman Khodro, Khodrosazi Farda, Maks Motor, Arin Motor Poya, Bahman Khodro, Iran Khodro, Moin Khodro, Irtoya and Diyar Khodro are 12 companies whose names have been announced by the Ministry of Safety as the final ones.

The published information indicates that the Ministry of Industry has added Kosha Khodro to the list of authorized car importers in the continuation of checking the qualification of companies applying for import. It is said that this company is going to import Kia products to Iran.

Import, only from East Asia

The price range of 10,000 to 20,000 dollars set in the import regulations for imported cars has closed the hands of companies to choose from among the top car brands in the world, and the limitation of foreign currency resources has also increased this bottleneck.

One billion euros is the total amount committed by the central bank to import cars until the end of the year, and this limit has made the Ministry of Security to focus on the import of cars below 10,000 dollars, so that due to the deep gap between supply and demand in the domestic market, the circulation of imports to country to increase as much as possible.

Based on this, the initial forecast of 70,000 units of the Ministry of Safety for the import of cars by the end of this year was increased to 100,000 units in the final estimates, focusing on prices below 10,000 dollars.

However, despite the strict conditions of the regulations, the companies that have been able to obtain import permits from the Ministry of Security announced the names of their chosen cars, and the Ministry of Security announced in the initial announcement, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai i10, Mitsubishi Mirage, Changan CS35, MG3 and MG6. Citroën 3 and one of the products of Volkswagen company (Seat) were introduced among the car models that are going to be imported into the country.

A month has passed since then, although the companies or the Ministry of Privacy have not yet clearly announced the details of the imported brands and models, but there are speculations in this regard, and it seems that despite the initial estimates that some car models may be imported from Europe, they will eventually be imported. The car is limited to models from East Asian companies.

Which cars will enter?

While there are still many uncertainties about import details and selected brands and models of some importing companies, some companies have been more transparent in this field and have introduced their target brands for import on their sites.

Arin Motor Poya has recently published pictures of several Mitsubishi models on its website, increasing the possibility of importing from this Japanese brand. It seems that the import of Atrage, Expander, Eclipse Cross and ASX models has been confirmed through this company.

Kerman Khodro Company has also targeted the import of some Korean Hyundai products. According to the published news, this company is going to import 5 Hyundai products to Iran.

It is said that the import of Hyundai i10, Hyundai i20, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra and Hyundai Kona models from this South Korean car manufacturer to the Iranian market has been confirmed.

On the other hand, the companies that have received the import license have not yet provided direct or indirect information regarding the import, but it seems that the companies that were parties to the contract with the importing companies or domestic car manufacturers before the ban on car imports are still the target of imports today.

Based on this, Irtoya, which previously imported Toyota products to the country, is still the importer of this Japanese brand, and it is said that at least the Toyota Yaris model will be imported to the country.

Bahman Khodro has also targeted the import of Datsun so that Japan is the first target of importers to Iran. For Kosha Khodro, as the last company allowed to import, the products of the Korean company Kia have been introduced as the target of import.

Among the Europeans, Renault and French Peugeot seemed to be the most accessible and possible choices for import, but the name of Citroen C3 was mentioned among the imported cars from the beginning, but the political changes that took place during this period have also affected the list of imported cars.

Changan replaces Renault

Citroën C3 was in the list of 7 cars, whose names were announced as importers’ choice cars a month ago, but with the interactions that have occurred since then in the political arena, it seems that not only Citroën C3, but no other French car can be seen among the imports to Iran.

A few days after the official announcement of the ban on the import of French cars Peugeot, Citroen and Renault, the Ministry of Security withdrew from its position and conditioned the import of the products of 2 Renault and Peugeot companies to compensate for the damage caused during the embargo and leaving Iran.

It seemed that the new position could somehow open the doors of imports to the French, but the Minister of Peace announced on Sunday in a new interview that the import of French cars is not on the agenda “for now”.

Fatemi Amin said: French car manufacturers do not have a good record in terms of fulfilling their obligations in Iran, and the French government has also taken wrong positions in recent incidents, and we do not have a plan to allow the import of French cars.

At the same time, there are speculations that Saipa, Iran Khodro and Maksht Motor companies are targeting Renault imports.

However, considering that Saipa had a cooperation agreement with the Chinese automobile company Changan Motors before the import ban, it is likely that this time it will also plan to import the same company’s products, but there is no reliable information about the plans of other companies to import. .

Slow import process

After a month of entering the practical phase, the car import is still in the corner of an alley and it is not clear in which part of the chain this process has stopped.

By announcing that after the registration of the car order, the other import procedures are out of the ministry’s control and the importers may be waiting for the allocation of foreign currency, the slow ball of the import process is thrown to the ground of the central bank, but the secretary of the importers’ association believes that except for Arin Khodro, the imported brand has not changed itself in the order registration system, other companies have probably not passed the order registration stage yet due to the problems of import barriers, including the requirement to transfer technology.

According to Mehdi Dadfar, with the current trend, the entry of foreign cars into the country by the end of the year cannot be considered very likely unless the government makes amendments to the import regulations.