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Iran, Japan reach automaking agreement

Tokyo’s ambassador to Tehran says an agreement has been reached to produce various models of Japanese automobiles at Iran’s giant automaker company production facility near the capital.

“Japanese entrepreneurs are eager to do business with Iranian automakers,” Kinichi Komano said, adding that “the Japanese embassy pays special interest in developing this cooperation.”

Komano, who is serving his third term as Japan’s ambassador to Tehran, made the statements during a visit to Iran Khodro’s (IKCO) production facility on Monday.

“Taking advantages from robots, 80% of IKCO production lines work automatically; this is very impressive and represents the company’s high level of automation,” the Japanese ambassador added.

During the visit, IKCO Vice President Javad Dehnadi offered a tour of the facility, and provided an account of the company’s production, sales and exports.

In 2007, IKCO began the production of Japan’s Suzuki Grand Vitara. According to a statement released by IKCO on Monday, the two companies have agreed to produce other Suzuki models in the future.

IKCO was founded in 1962 and is currently regarded as the biggest carmaker in the Middle East. The automaker produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009.

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