IKCO strengthens foreign ties

While developing its brand along with strengthening industrial independency. Affirming this, IKCO vice-president in product and quality declared that the Company had laid out its strategic plan four years ago, based on which the production of IKCO brand cars had accelerated 30% this year, comparing to 17% back then.

Emphasizing the importance of producing the two IKCO cars of Runna and Dena in the following year, Soleimani said, "We have focused on IKCO brand and at the same time have planned talks with foreign partners for some new cars to be produced beside IKCO cars," adding that Tondar 90 pick-up, Tondar passenger car enjoying automatic transmission and Tondar facelift would be produced following the recent talks held between IKCO and Renault.

According to the vice-president, a new Renault car is also talked over to join IKCO cars' portfolio.

Soleimani finds establishing new ties with new partners as a crucial strategy for IKCO and claimed, "Two years ago, IKCO studied 20 foreign carmakers to see the possibility of building up new ties to produce SUV and A, B, C and D segment cars, however, three of them have been elected and discussions are going on in between."

"These cars will be locally assembled from CKD packs, however local part supply is our priority and for this we have held talks with Asian and European partners which is close to be a deal," he asserted.