Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA -- Iran's auto manufacturing group, Saipa,
has exported 4,300 cars in the first seven months of the year
(started on March 21), registering a 170 percent increase compared
to the corresponding period the previous year.
Saipa Information Department said the exports had placed the
ompany ahead of Iranian car manufacturers by earning the country
about 21 million dollars, which showed a 175 percent increase
compared to that in the same period the previous year.
Based on the report, Syria is the main customer of Saipa
products with about 12,000 Pride cars plying in the country's
streets.
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt and Armenia are among other Saipa
customers.
Saipa plans to boost exports by setting up assembly lines
in the target markets so as to ensure constant exports of its
products in the form of CKDs.
The Iranian company exported 1,432 and 4,219 sedons abroad
in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
