TEHRAN (Press TV) - Iranian tire manufacturers have seen their output boom by 27 percent in the first three months of the current calendar year that ended June 20, shows a report.
The report said that total tire output in Iran over the three-month period in question had reached 10.527 million units, an increase of 27 percent compared to the similar period last year.
The report said that production for passenger car tires had also surged by 27 percent to reach nearly 5.1 million units.
It said, however, that increased production in the passenger car section was more visible when the sheer weight of the output is taken into account, meaning that tire manufacturers had boosted their output for tires used by SUV cars and crossovers.
An industry source said that major tire companies and auto manufacturers had collaborated successfully through research and development programs to increase production for tires compatible with SUVs and crossovers amid a surge in popularity for those cars in Iran in recent years.
"That comes as in the past we had no option but to rely on foreign assistance to change the tires (production) generation,” said Mostafa Tanha, a spokesman of the Iranian Tire Syndicate.
Tanha said that output for passenger car tires in Iran had reached 36,512 metric tons, an increase of 30 percent year-on-year.
He added that total tire output, including tires produced for heavy trucks, buses and agricultural machinery, had increased by 24 percent in volume terms to reach 67,734 tons in the first quarter of the calendar year.