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Article: Confidential.(Iran Khodro started building its cars in Belarus for sale in eastern Europe.)(Citroen UK commissioned architects Neutral to develop a concept garage.)(Segway has redesigned its urban scooter.)
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- Automotive News Europe
- Article date:
- September 4, 2006
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Cars from Iran
Hold on. While European automakers were watching Chinese and Indian brands try to enter eastern European markets, another upstart entered the battle.
Last month, Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro started building its cars in Belarus for sale in eastern Europe. No, it's not the Paykan, the iconic Iranian car developed from the Hillman Hunter.
Instead, in Belarus, Khodro is assembling the Samand, a sedan derived from the Peugeot 405 that went out of production in western Europe in 1995. In the short term, Iran Khodro is targeting only former Soviet-bloc markets, selling the Samand for [euro]9,000 to [euro]11,000. But longer term, Khodro ...