TEHRAN- Iran imported 44,000 passenger cars, worth $1.18 billion, in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- September 22, 2017), recording 40 percent rise in terms of value compared to the same period last year, Tasnim news agency quoted Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Mojtaba Khosrotaj on Sunday.

The imported amount of cars shows 38 percent growth in terms of number, compared to the same period in the preceding year, he added.

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