Iran Khodro Diesel
Company type | Public limited company |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Heavy commercial vehicles, medium commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, quarry/construction site vehicles, special vehicles, city and intercity buses, firefighting vehicles, defence vehicles |
Parent | Iran Khodro |
Website | www |
Iran Khodro Diesel Company (Persian: ایران خودرو دیزل) is manufacturer of commercial vehicles (trucks, buses, minibuses & vans) in the Iranian market and in the market of several other countries with political agreements in the Middle East, CIS and Africa with half a century experience under license of Daimler-Benz of Germany. Iran Khodro Diesel Company has almost 80% of bus and about 70% of the local market share.[1]
History
Iran Khodro Diesel Company was established initially under the name of Khawar Industrial Group in early 1966. The company started its production by assembling one truck a day but after a short period due to the increase demand for commercial vehicles developed production and assembling lines.
In 1999 Iran Khodro Company merged its bus and midi-bus production lines with Khawar Industrial Group truck production lines together and the new company Iran Khodro Diesel, public joint stock was born to manufacture different types of commercial vehicles for domestic and overseas markets.
Today, Iran Khodro Diesel has a wide production site of 600,000 square metres (6,500,000 sq ft).
Production and exports
The company's total annual productions is over 20.000 units of heavy and semi-heavy vehicles such as different types of truck chassis (Tipper, Trailers, Lorries, Cement mixers, Fuel tankers, ...), buses (city buses, [Diesel & CNG], intercity buses and coaches, luxuries VIP buses) and minibus.
Iran Khodro Diesel Company has almost 80% of bus and about 70% of the local market share and exports its products to many countries like Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Venezuela, Egypt, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, American Samoa and Tahiti.
Products & Concepts
Products
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ProductName[2] | Brief Description |
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Mercedes-Benz Actros | Tipper |
Mercedes-Benz Axor | Tipper & CARGO Truck |
Mercedes-Benz Actros | Tractor Truck |
Mercedes-Benz Axor | Tractor Truck |
WH 2630S | Tractor Truck 6x4 |
WH 1943S | Tractor Truck 4x2 |
WH 2624LK | Tipper 6x4 |
WH 2624L | Cargo 6x4 |
WH 1924L | Cargo 4x2 |
WH 1924LK | Tipper 4x2 |
Khawar 608 | Light truck |
Hyundai Mighty | Light truck |
Hyundai Chorus | Minibus |
GAZelle | Van |
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | Ambulance |
O457G&OSG | CNG City bus |
eAtros 1247 | Electric bus |
Atros C1230 | City Bus - Diesel & CNG |
O457 | City bus |
MEGATRANS | City bus |
C457 | Intercity bus |
CNHTC HOWO | Tractor Truck |
Concepts
ConceptName | Brief Description |
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WH face-lift | Redesign of WH cab nose |
Coach bus | Intercity bus |
Minibus O511 | Minibus |
FLO 457 | City bus |
Affiliated companies
Iran Khodro Diesel Company is holding by itself several affiliated companies manufacturing required components and parts for production namely as follows:
IDEM (Iran Diesel Engine Manufacturing)
Engine Manufacturer under license of Daimler-Benz Germany. From 2002 IDEM, IKD, TKC & EPCO entered to a mutual Project with overseas partners to convert Mercedes OM457 Diesel Engines to CNG dedicated Engines for buses and Hyundai D4AL Minibuses.
CHARKHESHGAR
Gearbox Manufacturer under the license of ZF Germany
VAMCO
Axles Manufacturer
GOVAH
After Sales and spare parts Service Company
See also
References
External links
- Company website
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- Bahman Group
- Defense Industries Organization
- Diar
- Fath Vehicle Industries
- ICM
- Iran Khodro
- Iran Khodro Diesel
- ITMCO
- Kerman
- Khodro Kaveer
- MVM
- Morattab
- Rain Khodrosazan
- Rakhsh Khodro Diesel
- Azar Motor Industrial CO
- Saipa
- Shahid Kolah Dooz Industrial Complex
- Zagross Khodro
- Lotus International Development
- Kish Khodro
- Renus
- Reyan
- Shahab Khodro
- DESA
- ICM
- Saipa Shisheh
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