Car manufacturing in Iran rose 23 percent in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same six months in the previous year. According to the data released by the Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry, Iranian carmakers managed to manufacture over 642,930 vehicles in the mentioned six months, while the country’s car output stood at 524,256 in the first half of the previous Iranian year, IRNA reported. Based on the Industry Ministry data, Iranian automakers managed to produce 89,054 vehicles in the sixth Iranian month of Shahrivar (ended on September 22), registering a three-percent rise compared to the same month last year. During the mentioned six months the country’s automakers produced 545,180 passenger cars, registering a 19 percent rise compared to the same period of the last year.—Tehran Times
