Giant Iranian Car-Maker, French MP Discuss Auto-Industry Ties

French Senator Jean-Yves Leconte and Iran Khodro Company (IKCO)’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hashem Yekkeh Zare expressed interest in the resumption of relations in the auto industry.
During the meeting in Tehran, Yekkeh Zare referred to the key role of auto industry in long mutual relation and cooperation between Iran and France and said that long presence of Peugeot and Renault in Iran confirms this idea.

He expressed hope that the suspension of cooperation between Iran and France auto industry would be resolved soon and ties would be developed, the Iranian students news agency reported.

According to Yekkeh Zare, Iranian market is an attractive market for global automakers and there are a lot of companies eager to be active in this market. He said that new conditions and opportunities in this market should be considered closely.

Referring to the IKCO’s position as the biggest car manufacturer in the Middle-East, the CEO said the company is eager to have Peugeot and Renault as its main partners. He expressed hope to see these two French companies active in the IKCO’s car production process by the next year.

During the visit, Leconte, for his part, said that there are many countries that want to use this opportunity to develop their cooperation in auto industry with Iran. “We all have suffered from sanctions. We hope we would be able to use the existing capacities to boost mutual cooperation,” he added.

The senator finally added that he would inform French government and organizations about the results of his meeting with the IKCO’s CEO.