TEHRAN - Motorcycle production in Iran increased six percent in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21) compared to the same period last year, according to the deputy head of Iran’s Motorcycle Manufacturers Association.

Majid Rezaei said 310,000 motorcycles were produced over the six-month period of the current year, while the production stood at 290,000 in the previous year’s same period, IRIB reported.

Iran has 44 motorcycle manufacturing factories which provide permanent jobs to 16,000 people; over 80,000 people are also active in the industry, indirectly.

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