TEHRAN- Car manufacturing in Iran rose 20 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same eight months in the previous year.

According to the director-general of the Iranian Industry Ministry’s Auto Industry Office, Iranian carmakers managed to manufacture over 882,471 vehicles in the mentioned period, IRNA reported.

Abdollah Tavakoli Lahijani said that during the said eight months the country’s automakers produced nearly 742,000 passenger cars, registering a 15 percent rise compared to the same period of the last year.

The production of various types of trucks also increased by 43 percent, year on year, the official said.

Car manufacturing in Iran increased by 39 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), as the Iranian carmakers manufactured 1,347,394 vehicles in the mentioned year.

In the past year, 1,182,078 passenger cars were manufactured in the country, registering a 35-percent rise year on year.

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