Iran's Automotive and Automotive Parts Industry - January 2017
The present report, has been prepared with the aim of providing the readers with an overview of Iran’s automotive industry. It also examines car production, exports, and imports as it identifies the industry’s key players. This report analyzes what has been envisioned in the country’s Sixth Development Plan to expand the automotive industry, the approach the industry adopted in the wake of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [the 2015 nuclear deal Iran struck with P5+1], and gaps between realities on the ground and the objectives laid out in the Sixth Development Plan.
Although the title of every chapter can be examined in detail, the present report is designed to put together a collection of information for readers who don’t have much time to search the news websites or analyze what is going on. In this report which builds on reports released by official sources of the country, efforts have been made to avoid speculation. Our analyses have been provided by automotive experts with firsthand knowledge of the automotive industry problems and challenges. The readers can make their own interpretations based on the data provided.
This report also takes a look at the approach of global automotive manufacturers to the Iranian market, their future plans for the Iranian market and their cooperation with Iranian automobile manufacturers. What is important here is to keep the report and its analyses short to make it possible for the readers to get more information and analytical insight in a shorter period of time.
Although the title of every chapter can be examined in detail, the present report is designed to put together a collection of information for readers who don’t have much time to search the news websites or analyze what is going on. In this report which builds on reports released by official sources of the country, efforts have been made to avoid speculation. Our analyses have been provided by automotive experts with firsthand knowledge of the automotive industry problems and challenges. The readers can make their own interpretations based on the data provided.
This report also takes a look at the approach of global automotive manufacturers to the Iranian market, their future plans for the Iranian market and their cooperation with Iranian automobile manufacturers. What is important here is to keep the report and its analyses short to make it possible for the readers to get more information and analytical insight in a shorter period of time.
1 NOTES
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 INTRODUCTION
4 BACKGROUND OF AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING IN IRAN
4.1 Automotive Manufacturers
4.1.1 Iran Khodro Industrial Group
4.1.2 SAIPA Group
4.1.3 Pars Khodro
4.1.4 Bahman Group
4.1.5 Morattab Khodro
4.1.6 Kerman Motor Company
4.1.7 Khavar Industrial Group
4.1.8 Iran Kaveh or SAIPA Diesel Company
4.1.9 Shahab Khodro
5 POSITION OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN IRAN
6 SIXTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AUTO INDUSTRY
7 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PROSPECTS IN 2025 OUTLOOK PLAN
8 INVESTMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
8.1 Internationalization of Automotive Industry
8.2 Uncertainty Surrounding the Presence of Foreign Investors in the Automotive Industry
8.3 Ambiguity Surrounding Implementation of Deals
8.4 Expected Effect of Guidelines on Foreign Deals
9 AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION IN IRAN
10 MARKET SHARE
10.1 Chinese Production in Iran Market
11 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY QUALITY
11.1 Quality of Passenger Cars
11.2 Quality of Pickup Trucks
11.3 Quality of Aftersales Services
11.4 Aftersales Services Challenges
12 AUTOMOTIVE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
12.1 Imports of Foreign Brands in Iran in the First Six Months of 1395 (March 2016 – August 2016)
13 CHALLENGES FACING AUTO MANUFACTURING IN IRAN
13.1 Challenges Stemming from State Management
13.2 Macro-economic and Political Challenges
13.3 Structural challenges
14 POST-JCPOA JOINT VENTURES
14.1 Renault – IDRO
14.2 PSA Group – Iran Khodro
14.3 Citroen – SAIPA
14.4 Volkswagen – Mammut Group
14.5 Mercedes Benz – Iran Khodro
15 IRANIAN CAR IMPORTERS
16 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS INDUSTRY
16.1 Iran’s Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry in Post-JCPOA Era
16.1.1 €80 Million Deal with France’s Faurecia
16.1.2 Two Deals Inked on the Sidelines of 3rd IAIIC
16.1.3 Cooperation between Iranian Auto Parts Manufacturers, France’s Renault
16.2 Path to Development of Iran’s Auto Parts Industry
16.3 Recession (2007-2015) in Iran’s Auto Parts Industry
16.3.1 100 Auto Parts Manufacturing Units Close Down
16.3.2 Employment Wakeup Call among Auto Parts Manufacturers
16.4 A Look at Geographical Distribution of Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry
16.5 Iran’s Top Auto Parts Manufacturers and Suppliers
16.6 Auto Parts Market
16.7 Imports and Exports of Auto Parts
16.8 Automotive Parts Trends and Developments
17 SWOT ANALYSIS OF IRANIAN ECONOMY BASED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS OF PAST YEAR
18 REFERENCES
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 INTRODUCTION
4 BACKGROUND OF AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING IN IRAN
4.1 Automotive Manufacturers
4.1.1 Iran Khodro Industrial Group
4.1.2 SAIPA Group
4.1.3 Pars Khodro
4.1.4 Bahman Group
4.1.5 Morattab Khodro
4.1.6 Kerman Motor Company
4.1.7 Khavar Industrial Group
4.1.8 Iran Kaveh or SAIPA Diesel Company
4.1.9 Shahab Khodro
5 POSITION OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN IRAN
6 SIXTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AUTO INDUSTRY
7 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PROSPECTS IN 2025 OUTLOOK PLAN
8 INVESTMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
8.1 Internationalization of Automotive Industry
8.2 Uncertainty Surrounding the Presence of Foreign Investors in the Automotive Industry
8.3 Ambiguity Surrounding Implementation of Deals
8.4 Expected Effect of Guidelines on Foreign Deals
9 AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION IN IRAN
10 MARKET SHARE
10.1 Chinese Production in Iran Market
11 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY QUALITY
11.1 Quality of Passenger Cars
11.2 Quality of Pickup Trucks
11.3 Quality of Aftersales Services
11.4 Aftersales Services Challenges
12 AUTOMOTIVE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
12.1 Imports of Foreign Brands in Iran in the First Six Months of 1395 (March 2016 – August 2016)
13 CHALLENGES FACING AUTO MANUFACTURING IN IRAN
13.1 Challenges Stemming from State Management
13.2 Macro-economic and Political Challenges
13.3 Structural challenges
14 POST-JCPOA JOINT VENTURES
14.1 Renault – IDRO
14.2 PSA Group – Iran Khodro
14.3 Citroen – SAIPA
14.4 Volkswagen – Mammut Group
14.5 Mercedes Benz – Iran Khodro
15 IRANIAN CAR IMPORTERS
16 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS INDUSTRY
16.1 Iran’s Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry in Post-JCPOA Era
16.1.1 €80 Million Deal with France’s Faurecia
16.1.2 Two Deals Inked on the Sidelines of 3rd IAIIC
16.1.3 Cooperation between Iranian Auto Parts Manufacturers, France’s Renault
16.2 Path to Development of Iran’s Auto Parts Industry
16.3 Recession (2007-2015) in Iran’s Auto Parts Industry
16.3.1 100 Auto Parts Manufacturing Units Close Down
16.3.2 Employment Wakeup Call among Auto Parts Manufacturers
16.4 A Look at Geographical Distribution of Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry
16.5 Iran’s Top Auto Parts Manufacturers and Suppliers
16.6 Auto Parts Market
16.7 Imports and Exports of Auto Parts
16.8 Automotive Parts Trends and Developments
17 SWOT ANALYSIS OF IRANIAN ECONOMY BASED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS OF PAST YEAR
18 REFERENCES
