Iran Khodro – the Biggest Car Manufacturer in Iran

Published by Baadl on February 4, 2024February 4, 2024

History of iran khodro company

Iran Khodro Co ( IKCO ) was founded in 1962, under the name of “ Iran National ”. Over the years, iran khodro has developed its capabilities and has become the biggest industrial group in Iran that performs industrial activities and services in the automotive sector in both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Determined to be a world-class car manufacturer, iran khodro founded its own R&D, engine development, and test centers, together with latest technology of production machinery, equipment and facilities, which were established in cooperation with European leading countries in automotive industry including Germany and France.

Since 2003 iran khodro company has exported passenger cars to more than 40 countries mainly located in CIS, Middle East, North Africa and East Europe regions. iran khodro vehicles have been warmly welcomed in countries such as Russia, Belarus, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, etc.

Export of automotive parts and casting parts is among other major overseas activities of IRAN KHODRO CO Developing export is a strategic prospect for ikco , which is another sign of movement of the company in the path of internationalization and its promotion as a regional company and even an international entity.

The word khodro (خودرو) means ” automobile ” in Persian, hence Irankhodro means ” Iran Automobile “.

Starting Point Of IKCO

Who is the biggest car manufacturer in Iran?

IRAN KHODRO Co is the biggest automaker in the Middle East Region and owns a large share of Iran’s auto market.

The company has five manufacturing plants across Iran. Total capacity of all Plants is more than one million units per year.

Iran Khodro’s Domestic Production Plants

Plant Name	Capacity (Units)
Tehran	700,000
Khorasan	150,000
Tabriz	105,000
Mazandaran	50,000
Fars	50,000
Kermanshah	30,000

IKCO ’s ( irankhodro ) After Sales Services Network

iran khodro cars

In order to provide after sales services and give support to IKCO customers, iran khodro currently has 675 3-S dealers in its domestic distribution network.

The main activities of IKCO in After Sales Services field are as follows:

Training Domestic and Overseas dealerships network human resources at both technical and Staff levels
Technical and specialized support of dealers on Network Standardization, special tools, repair shops equipment, updating diagnostic tools (software and hardware) and implementation of recall campaigns
Network Development appropriate with the number of available vehicles in each Region
Customizing Warranty Policies to adapt regionally required services
Marketing and recognizing the need of target markets and exact request of customers in different regions

Dena+ production line in IRAN KHODRO CO

Dena+ iran khodro product of 2016

IKCO Tara

The following table shows the ikco cars that have been specially designed and built:

Car	Start production	End of production	Car class
Paykan	1966	1980	Class B sedan
Bardo	1970	2007	Class B pickup
Paykan Deluxe	1980	2004	Class B sedan
Samand	2001	2004	Class C sedan
Samand LX	2004	2019	Class C sedan
Sarir	2006	2012	Class C sedan
Soren	2007	2019	Class C sedan
Runna	2012	2019	Class B sedan
Samand+	2019	2022	Class C sedan
Arisun	2014	—	Class C pickup
Dena	2014	—	Class C sedan
Dena+	2016	—	Class C sedan
Dena+ turbo	2017	—	Class C sedan
Soren+	2019	—	Class C sedan
Runna+	2019	—	Class B sedan
Tara	2020	—	Class C sedan
Reera	2023	—	Crossover
TF21	2023	—	Hatchback

Peugeot

Peugeot Pars

Peugeot 405

Peugeot 206

Peugeot 206 ; A saloon version of the 206, the Peugeot 206 SD also co-developed with Peugeot in year 2005. (End of production)
Peugeot 207i ; By 2011, IKCO produced about 15,000-20,000 units Peugeot 207i. The production of 207i stopped in 2012 during relation cut between IKCO and Peugeot because of international sanctions against Iran.
Peugeot 405 ; Available in saloon trims GLI and GLX and estate trim GLX (End of production), Peugeot 405 trim SLX with 1.6L 16 valve PSA TU5 engine (End of production)
Peugeot 407 ; As CBU (About 2000 are imported to Iran by Iran Khodro)
Peugeot Pars ; Initially called the Peugeot Persia. Changes include a redesigned front and modernized rear (End of production)
Peugeot RD ; Chassis and drivetrain are similar to the older Paykan but the outer body shell and appearance resemble a 405, production of this car ended in favor of the ROA.
Peugeot ROA; Modified version of Peugeot RD, production of Peugeot ROA was discontinued in 2009.

IKAP

IKAP (Iran Khodro Automobiles Peugeot) is a joint venture company between Iran khodro and Stellantis, based in Tehran; it was established in 2016.
IKAP website: www.ikco-peugeot.ir

Peugeot 508

Peugeot 508
Peugeot 2008
Peugeot 301

Renault

Dacia Logan; both IKCO and saipa group the car as ” Tondar 90 “.
Renault Captur

Suzuki

Suzuki Grand Vitara – Compact SUV which is divided to different 4 main models:
– 2000 CC engine with 4-speed automatic gearbox
– 2000 CC engine with 5-speed manual gearbox
– 2400 CC engine with 4-speed automatic gearbox
– 2400 CC engine with 5-speed manual gearbox
Suzuki Kizashi

Haima

Haima S7
Haima S5
Haima 8S
Haima 7X

Note : iran khodro is the biggest and largest car manufacturer of Iran and The second Iran car manufacturer is SAIPA Group.

Iran Khodro Cantact

Address

Km 14 karaj Makhsoos Rd, Tehran, Iran

call

Tel:+98(21)48901 P.O.Box:13895-111

web

Email (General):info@ikco.ir website:https://en.ikco.ir/

Address

Km 14 karaj Makhsoos Rd, Tehran, Iran

call

Tel:+98(21)48901 P.O.Box:13895-111

web

www.en.ikco.ir

Introduction of Iran Khodro Products

Current Products:

Tara

Model: Tara

Gearbox: Automatic

Construction: 2020

Rana

Model: Plus

Gearbox: Manual (MT6)

Construction: 2020

Arisun van

Model: Arisun 2

Gearbox: Manual

Construction: 2022

Samand

Model: Soren Plus

Gearbox: Manual

Construction: 2020