TEHRAN - The production and sales index of the automobile and parts sector in Iran increased by 6.7% and decreased by 1.2% in the month of Ordibehesht (April 21-May 21) compared to the same period last year.
Also, the production and sales index of the chemical activity sector, excluding pharmaceuticals, decreased by 2.9% and increased by 6.8% compared to the same month of the previous year.
Meantime, the monthly growth rate of the prices of listed industrial companies increased by 6.6%, and the point-by-point growth increased by 12.4 percentage points compared to the previous month and reached 41.1%.
The annual average price index of listed industrial activities in the same month increased by 2.9 percentage points compared to the previous month, showing an increase of 30%.
Statistics showed in July that SAIPA Diesel, as a subsidiary of Iran’s largest state-owned automaker, managed to surpass its total production of last year with an unprecedented leap in the first quarter of this year.
By June 30, the company was able to surpass its total production record of last year with a stunning 678% growth in production by producing 755 commercial vehicles.
SAIPA Diesel, as a subsidiary of the SAIPA Automotive Group, which is currently Iran’s largest state-owned automaker, was able to surpass its total production of the last year in the first quarter of this year with an unprecedented leap.
By June 30 this year, the company was able to surpass its production record of last year, which was 748 vehicles, while in the same period last year, only 97 vehicles were produced in this company, and the statistics indicate a stunning 678% growth in production.
This record-breaking achievement occurred while the commercial vehicle industry has faced challenges like currency fluctuations and parts supply problems in recent years.
SAIPA Company was established in 1966 under the name of Citroën Automobile Production Joint Stock Company of Iran and started its official activity by producing several kinds of Dyane models.