TEHRAN - Iran took the 20th place among the world’s leading automobile manufacturers in the second quarter of 2016, according to a recent report released by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, commonly abbreviated OICA).

The OICA’s report said the country manufactured 562,374 vehicles during the second quarter of this year, showing 1.2 percent growth compared to 555,954 cars manufactured in the second quarter of 2015.

By manufacturing 12.892 million, 6.255 million, and 4.494 million cars, China, the U.S. and Japan were the first to third largest carmakers in the world during the second quarter of 2016.

The report also put Iran in the 15th and 21st places in terms of passenger cars and commercial vehicles output, respectively, during the mentioned time span.

In terms of output growth compared to the second quarter of last year, Iran was ranked the 16th. Sweden, Canada, and United Kingdom took the first to third places by registering 36.3 percent, 13.1 percent and 12.2 percent growth, respectively.

Iranian car makers manufactured 579,776 vehicles in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-Septemebr 21), showing 15.6 percent rise compared to the same period of time in the preceding year.

Iran is scheduled to manufacture 1.35 million of cars by the end of the current calendar year (March 20, 2017).

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