Pars Khodro ( fa, Pārs Xodro) is an Iranian

automobile manufacturer The automotive industry comprises a wide range of company, companies and organizations involved in the design, Business development, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industry ...

. It was the first manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (

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s) in Iran.

History

Formerly, Pars Khodro built American Motors'

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and General Motors (GM) products under licence. Its first cars, the Aria and the Shahin, were based on AMC's compact 1966

Rambler American The Rambler American is a compact car that was manufactured by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) between 1958 and 1969. The American was the second incarnation of AMC forerunner Nash Motors' compact Rambler that was introduced in 1950 a ...

and were launched in 1967. Production ended in 1974. It also built Jeep CJ,

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and

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models under licence. The company was called Sherkat-Sahami Jeep at that time. Sherkat-Sahami Shahbaz HT

In June 1972, Sherkat-Sahami signed a deal with GM and formed General Motors Iran Ltd. GM Iran produced the

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under licence from 1974 until 1976, with "Chevrolet Royale" badging. These models featured 2.5- and 2.8-litre engines. After having developed a reputation for reliability problems, the Royale was replaced on the Iranian production lines by the

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("Buick Iran"),

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("Cadillac Iran") and

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, along with a Chevrolet pick-up truck. The Jeep continued during this time. These were built until 1981, the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

forcing the cessation of their manufacture and links with GM. Afterward, Pars Khodro switched to the manufacture of the

Nissan Patrol The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world. The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...

and pickups under licence. The last Patrol was produced in 2002. In 1995, Pars Khodro acquired an additional Renault 5 assembly line from

SAIPA SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...

. SAIPA is a fellow Iranian manufacturer who had been making the car since 1976 as a replacement for the Iranian-built

Citroën Dyane The Citroën Dyane is an economy family car produced by the French automaker Citroën from 1967 to 1983. The Dyane's design remained almost completely based on the Citroën 2CV and its underpinnings, but at the same time received almost all ne ...

. The Sepand I and II were versions of the original Renault 5, succeeded by a widened version with

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underpinnings, called the Sepand PK. In 2000, 51 per cent of Pars Khodro's shares were purchased by

, which in turn is 48 per cent owned by the Iranian Government. Nissan Seranza

Today's range

During the past years, Pars Khodro has built

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and Nissan models under licence. Nissan models include the Maxima, Roniz (Xterra), Teana, Patrol, and Safari. Pars Khodro's cars complement SAIPA's range of

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and Renault licensed models. From 2006, Pars Khodro began to manufacture the

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and Renault Mégane under license, with the Logan being built in a

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with

until 2018 as the Renault Tondar 90. At the moment, only the SAIPA Renault Pars Tondar (an updated local version of the Tondar 90 ), Pars Khodro H220, Pars Khodro H230, Pars Khodro H320, Pars Khodro Haise and Pars Khodro H330 are being sold. (Production stopped due to US sanctions on Iran)

Products

* Pars Khodro H220 * Pars Khodro H230 * Pars Khodro H320 * Pars Khodro H330 * Pars Khodro Haise * SAIPA Renault Pars Tondar

References

{{TSE Companies of Iran Car manufacturers of Iran Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1967 1967 establishments in Iran Companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies based in Tehran

History

Today's range

Products

See also

References