Iran Khodro Diesel Company () is manufacturer of commercial vehicles (trucks, buses, minibuses & vans) in Iran and 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.
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 .
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
Product name Brief description Mercedes-Benz Actros Tipper Mercedes-Benz Axor Tipper & CARGO Truck Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Truck Mercedes-Benz Axor Tractor Truck WH 2630S Tractor Truck 6x4WH 1943STractor Truck 4x2 WH 2624LK Tipper 6x4WH 2624LCargo 6x4WH 1924LCargo 4x2WH 1924LKTipper 4x2 Khawar 608 Light truck Hyundai Mighty Light truck Hyundai Chorus Minibus GAZelle Van Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Ambulance O457G&OSG CNG City buseAtros 1247Electric busAtros C1230City Bus - Diesel & CNG O457 City bus MEGATRANS City bus C457 Intercity bus CNHTC HOWO Tractor Truck
Concepts ConceptName Brief DescriptionWH face-liftRedesign of WH cab noseCoach busIntercity 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 Iran Khodro Iranian automobile industry
References
External links Company website