Publish Date: 28 April 2007 - 21:54

TEHRAN, April 28 (MNA) –- Autos and parts worth $399.217 million were exported in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2007), showing a growth of 45 percent compared with that of its previous year.

 

The bulk of automotive products was exported to the UAE ($9.725m), France ($6.364m), Russia ($5.515m), Republic of Azerbaijan ($4.966m) and Saudi Arabia ($4.302m), ILNA news agency on Saturday quoted the Customs Administration as saying.

 

Passenger cars and auto parts constituted the largest part of automotives products exported from Iran in the past year; the value of the sedans exported in the same period hit around $186,662,000.

 

Following passenger cars, other major export items in the industry were automobile parts and accessories, vehicles other than sedans, tires and tubes, respectively. 

 

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